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2 Samuel 2:13

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

So Joab son of Zeruiah and David’s soldiers marched out and met them by the pool of Gibeon.  The two groups took up positions on opposite sides of the pool.

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Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah’s three sons: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.


Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was court historian;


they took all their men and went to fight with Ishmael son of Nethaniah. They found him by the great pool in Gibeon.


David said, ‘Whoever is the first to kill a Jebusite will become chief commander.’ Joab  son of Zeruiah went up first, so he became the chief.


He conspired  with Joab son of Zeruiah  and with the priest Abiathar.  They supported  Adonijah,


Joab commanded the whole army of Israel; Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites;


The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel.  Asahel was a fast runner, like one of the wild gazelles.


They were at the great stone in Gibeon when Amasa joined them. Joab was wearing his uniform and over it was a belt round his waist with a sword in its sheath. As he approached, the sword fell out.


‘You also know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me  and what he did to the two commanders of Israel’s army, Abner son of Ner  and Amasa son of Jether.  He murdered them in a time of peace to avenge blood shed in war. He spilled that blood on his own waistband and on the sandals of his feet.


Then David asked Ahimelech the Hethite  and Joab’s brother Abishai  son of Zeruiah, ‘Who will go with me into the camp  to Saul? ’ ‘I’ll go with you,’ answered Abishai.


Among the Thirty were Joab’s brother Asahel, Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem,


The fourth commander, for the fourth month, was Joab’s brother Asahel, and his son Zebadiah was commander after him; 24,000 were in his division.





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