Joab

-1. Son of David\’s sister 1 Chronicles 2:16 .Commander of David\’s army 2 Samuel 8:16; 20:23; 1

Chronicles 11:6; 18:15; 27:34 .Dedicated the plunder of his battles 1 Chronicles 26:28 .Defeated the

Jebusites 1 Chronicles 11:6 .Defeats and kills Abner 2 Samuel 2: 13-32; 3:27; 1 Kings 2:5 .Destroys all the

males in Edom 1 Kings 11:16 .(See title) Psalm 60 .Defeats the Ammonites 2 Samuel 10:7-14; 1 Chronicles

19:6-15 .Captures Rabbah 2 Samuel 11:1, 15-25; 12:26-29; 1 Chronicles 20:1, 2 .Procures the return of

Absalom to Jerusalem 2 Samuel 14:1-24 .Barley field of, burned by Absalom 2 Samuel 14:29-33 .Pursues

and kills Absalom 2 Samuel 18 .Censures David for lamenting the death of Absalom 2 Samuel 19:1-8

.Replaced by Amasa as commander of David\’s army 2 Samuel 17:25; 19: 13 .Kills Amasa 2 Samuel 20:8-

13; 1 Kings 2:5 .Causes Sheba to be put to death 2 Samuel 20:16-22 .Opposes the numbering of the people

2 Samuel 24:3; 1 Chronicles 21:3 .Numbers the people 2 Samuel 24:4-9; 1 Chronicles 21:4, 5; 27:23, 24

.Supports Adonijah as successor to David 1 Kings 1 :7; 2:28 .Killed by Benaiah, under Solomon\’s order 1

Kings 2:29-34

-2. A grandson of Kenaz 1 Chronicles 4:14

-3. An Israelite (or the name of two Israelites) whose descendants returned from Babylon to Jerusalem Ezra

2:6; 8:9; Nehemiah 7:11

-4. \”The household of Joab,\” 1 Chronicles 2:54 .Probably identical with number one