2 Samuel 8:16 - Easy To Read Version

¹⁶ Joab son of Zeruiah was the captain over the army. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the historian.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was recorder;

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;

Common English Bible

¹⁶ Zeruiah’s son Joab was in command of the army; Ahilud’s son Jehoshaphat was recorder;

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ Now Joab, the son Zeruiah, was over the army. And Jehoshaphat, the son of Ahilud, was the keeper of records.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁶ And Joab the son of Sarvia was over the army: and Josaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder:

2 Samuel 8:16 Tagairtí Cros

2 Samuel 18:2

{David separated the people into three groups.} And then David sent the people out. Joab led one third of the people. Joab’s brother, Abishai son of Zeruiah led another third of the people. And Ittai from Gath led the last third of the people.

2 Samuel 19:13

And say to Amasa, ‘You are part of my family. May God punish me if I don’t make you captain of the army in Joab’s place.’”

2 Samuel 2:13

Joab, Zeruiah’s son, and the officers of David also went to Gibeon. They met Abner and Ish Bosheth’s officers at the pool of Gibeon. Abner’s group sat on one side of the pool. Joab’s group sat on the other side of the pool.

2 Samuel 8:15

David ruled over all of Israel. And David made good and fair decisions for all of his people.

1 Kings 4:3

Elihoreph and Ahijah, sons of Shisha. Elihoreph and Ahijah had the jobs of writing notes about the things that happened in the courts.

2 Kings 18:18

These men called for the king. Eliakim son of Hilkiah (Eliakim was in charge of the king’s house), Shebna (the secretary), and Joah son of Asaph (the record keeper) came out to meet them.

2 Kings 18:37

Eliakim son of Hilkiah (Eliakim was in charge of the king’s house), Shebna (the secretary), and Joah son of Asaph (the record keeper) came to Hezekiah. Their clothes were torn {to show they were upset}. They told Hezekiah the things that the Assyrian commander had said.

1 Chronicles 11:6

David said, “The person that leads the attack on the Jebusite people will become the commander over all my army.” So Joab led the attack. Joab was Zeruiah’s son. Joab became the commander of the army.