1 Chronicles 11:6 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

⁶ And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jeb´usites first shall be chief and captain. So Jo´ab the son of Zeru-i´ah went first up, and was chief.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁶ And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁶ And David said, Whoever smites the Jebusites first shall be chief and commander. Joab son of Zeruiah [David's half sister] went up first, and so he was made chief.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁶ And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. And Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, and was made chief.

Common English Bible

⁶ David had said, “The first one to kill a Jebusite will become commander in chief!” Joab, Zeruiah’s son, was the first to attack and so became commander in chief.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁶ And he said, "Whoever shall strike the Jebusites first, shall be ruler and commander." And so Joab, the son of Zeruiah, ascended first, and he was made the leader.

1 Chronicles 11:6 Cross References

2 Samuel 2:13

And Jo´ab the son of Zeru-i´ah, and the servants of David, went out, and met together by the pool of Gibeon: and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool.

2 Samuel 2:18

And there were three sons of Zeru-i´ah there, Jo´ab, and Ab´ishai, and As´ahel: and As´ahel was as light of foot as a wild roe.

2 Samuel 20:23

Now Jo´ab was over all the host of Israel: and Benai´ah the son of Jehoi´ada was over the Cher´ethites and over the Pel´ethites:

2 Samuel 3:27

And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Jo´ab took him aside in the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there under the fifth rib, that he died, for the blood of As´ahel his brother.

2 Samuel 8:16

And Jo´ab the son of Zeru-i´ah was over the host; and Jehosh´aphat the son of Ahi´lud was recorder;

1 Kings 1:7

And he conferred with Jo´ab the son of Zeru-i´ah, and with Abi´athar the priest: and they following Adoni´jah helped him.

1 Chronicles 11:5

And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come hither. Nevertheless David took the castle of Zion, which is the city of David.

1 Chronicles 11:7

And David dwelt in the castle; therefore they called it the city of David.

1 Chronicles 18:15

And Jo´ab the son of Zeru-i´ah was over the host; and Jehosh´aphat the son of Ahi´lud, recorder;

1 Chronicles 27:34

and after Ahith´ophel was Jehoi´ada the son of Benai´ah, and Abi´athar: and the general of the king's army was Jo´ab.

Psalm 60:9

Who will bring me into the strong city? Who will lead me into Edom?

1 Samuel 17:25

And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man that is come up? surely to defy Israel is he come up: and it shall be, that the man who killeth him, the king will enrich him with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and make his father's house free in Israel.