When one ¹  of the men saw this, he reported it to Joab saying, “I saw Absalom hanging in an oak tree.

Then ten soldiers who were Joab’s armor bearers struck Absalom and finished him off.

(19:2) Joab was told, “The king is weeping and mourning over Absalom.”

Joab answered, “Get serious! ¹  I don’t want to swallow up or destroy anything!

Now Joab was the general in command of all the army of Israel. Benaiah the son of Jehoida was over the Kerethites and the Perethites.

Included with the thirty were the following: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo from Bethlehem, ¹ 

Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite (the armor-bearer ¹  of Joab son of Zeruiah),

He collaborated ¹  with Joab son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest, and they supported ²  him. ³ 

Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah’s three sons were Abshai, ¹  Joab, and Asahel.

He built up the city around it, from the terrace to the surrounding walls; ¹  Joab restored the rest of the city.

The mighty warriors were: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo, from Bethlehem, ¹ 

Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, the armor-bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah,

Joab son of Zeruiah was commanding general of ¹  the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was secretary;

When David heard the news, he sent Joab and the entire army to meet them. ¹ 

So Joab and his men ¹  marched toward the Arameans to do battle, and they fled before him.

Now Joab ¹  did not number Levi and Benjamin, for the king’s edict disgusted him.

Ahithophel was succeeded by Jehoiada son of Benaiah and by Abiathar. Joab was the commanding general of the king’s army.

the descendants of Pahath-Moab (from the line ¹  of Jeshua and ²  Joab): 2,812;

from the descendants of Joab, Obadiah son of Jehiel, and with him 218 men;

the descendants of Pahath-Moab (from the line ¹  of Jeshua and Joab), 2,818;