The sons of Salma: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth Beth-Joab, half the Manahathites, the Zorites,

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,

When Joab and all the army that was with him arrived, Joab was told: “Abner the son of Ner came to the king; he sent him away, and he left in peace!”

So Joab’s men, accompanied by the Kerethites, the Pelethites, and all the warriors, left Jerusalem to pursue Sheba son of Bicri.

But the king’s edict stood, despite the objections of ¹  Joab and the leaders of the army. So Joab and the leaders of the army left the king’s presence in order to muster the Israelite army.

May his blood whirl over ¹  the head of Joab and the entire house of his father! ²  May the males of Joab’s house ³  never cease to have ⁴  someone with a running sore or a skin disease or one who works at the spindle ⁵  or one who falls by the sword or one who lacks food!”

Joab son of Zeruiah was general in command 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 out to do battle with the Arameans, and they fled before him.

¹ So Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and captured the royal city.

Now Joab son of Zeruiah realized that the king longed to see ¹  Absalom.

Go to the king and speak to him in the following fashion.” Then Joab told her what to say. ¹ 

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

Once he had removed Amasa ¹  from the path, everyone followed Joab to pursue Sheba son of Bicri.

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.

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

For six months Joab and the entire Israelite army ¹  stayed there until they had exterminated every male in Edom. ² 

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