1 Chronicles 11:6

11:6 ¹  David said, “Whoever attacks ²  the Jebusites first will become commanding general!” ³  So Joab son of Zeruiah attacked ⁴  first and became commander. ⁵ 

1 Chronicles 19:18

19:18 The Arameans fled before Israel. David killed 7,000 ⁶  Aramean charioteers and 40,000 infantrymen; he also killed Shophach ⁷  the commanding general.

1 Chronicles 27:34

27:34 Ahithophel was succeeded by Jehoiada son of Benaiah and by Abiathar.

Joab was the commanding general of the king’s army.

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¹ sn Verse 6 inserts into the narrative parenthetical information about Joab’s role in the conquest of the city. Verse 7 then picks up where v. 5 left off.

² tn Or perhaps “strikes down.”

³ tn Heb “head and officer.”

⁴ tn Heb “went up.”

⁵ tn Heb “head.”

⁶ tc The parallel text of 2 Sam 10:18 has “seven hundred.”

⁷ tn The parallel text of 2 Sam 10:18 has the variant spelling “Shobach.”