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the Week of Proper 15 / Ordinary 20
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King James Version

1 Chronicles 18:15

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

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Ahilud;   Jehoshaphat;   Joab;   Thompson Chain Reference - Jehoshaphat;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Joab;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Government;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Rabbah;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Ahilud;   Recorder;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ahilud;   Chronicles, I;   Shavsha;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Ahilud ;   Jehoshaphat ;   Recorder;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - War;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ahi'lud;   Recorder,;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ahilud;   Jehoshaphat (1);   Recorder;   Remember;   Shavsha;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army;
Hebrew Names Version
Yo'av the son of Tzeru'yah was over the host; and Yehoshafat the son of Achilud was recorder;
English Standard Version
And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;
New Century Version
Joab son of Zeruiah was commander over the army. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder.
New English Translation
Joab son of Zeruiah was commanding general of the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was secretary;
Amplified Bible
Joab the son of Zeruiah was in command of the army, and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder;
New American Standard Bible
Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army, and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was secretary;
World English Bible
Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Ioab the sonne of Zeruiah was ouer the hoste, and Iehoshaphat the sonne of Ahilud recorder,
Legacy Standard Bible
Now Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army, and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;
Berean Standard Bible
Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the historian;
Contemporary English Version
Joab the son of Zeruiah was the commander in chief of the army. Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud kept the government records.
Complete Jewish Bible
Yo'av the son of Tz'ruyah was commander of the army, Y'hoshafat the son of Achilud was chief adviser,
Darby Translation
And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was chronicler;
Easy-to-Read Version
Joab son of Zeruiah was the commander of David's army. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud wrote about the things David did.
George Lamsa Translation
And Joab the son of Zuriah was over all the army; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder.
Good News Translation
Abishai's brother Joab was commander of the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was in charge of the records;
Lexham English Bible
And Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army, and Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was recorder.
Literal Translation
And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Ioab the sonne of Zeru Ia was captayne ouer the hoost. Iosaphat the sonne of Ahilud was Chaunceler.
American Standard Version
And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;
Bible in Basic English
And Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the army; and Jehoshaphat, son of Ahilud, was keeper of the records.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Ioab the sonne of Zaruia was ouer the hoast, & Iehosaphat the sonne of Ahilud recorder:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder.
King James Version (1611)
And Ioab the sonne of Zeruiah was ouer the hoste, and Iehoshaphat the sonne of Ahilud, Recorder.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Joab the son of Saruia was over the army, and Josaphat the son of Achilud was recorder.
English Revised Version
And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe Joab, the sone of Saruye, was `on the oost; and Josaphat, the sone of Ayluth, was chaunceler;
Update Bible Version
And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;
Webster's Bible Translation
And Joab the son of Zeruiah [was] over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, recorder;
New King James Version
Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;
New Living Translation
Joab son of Zeruiah was commander of the army. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the royal historian.
New Life Bible
Joab the son of Zeruiah was captain of the army. Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud wrote down the things of the nation.
New Revised Standard
Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was recorder;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and, Joab, son of Zeruiah, was over the army, - and, Jehoshaphat, son of Elihud, was recorder;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Joab the son of Sarvia was over the army, and Josaphat the son of Ahilud recorder.
Revised Standard Version
And Jo'ab the son of Zeru'iah was over the army; and Jehosh'aphat the son of Ahi'lud was recorder;
Young's Literal Translation
and Joab son of Zeruiah [is] over the host, and Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud [is] remembrancer,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army, and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;

Contextual Overview

9 Now when Tou king of Hamath heard how David had smitten all the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah; 10 He sent Hadoram his son to king David, to enquire of his welfare, and to congratulate him, because he had fought against Hadarezer, and smitten him; (for Hadarezer had war with Tou;) and with him all manner of vessels of gold and silver and brass. 11 Them also king David dedicated unto the Lord , with the silver and the gold that he brought from all these nations; from Edom, and from Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek. 12 Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in the valley of salt eighteen thousand. 13 And he put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became David's servants. Thus the Lord preserved David whithersoever he went. 14 So David reigned over all Israel, and executed judgment and justice among all his people. 15 And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, recorder. 16 And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Shavsha was scribe; 17 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Joab: 1 Chronicles 11:6, 2 Samuel 8:16

Jehoshaphat: 1 Kings 4:3

recorder: or, remembrancer

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 20:23 - Now Joab 2 Chronicles 34:8 - recorder

Cross-References

Genesis 4:9
And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?
Genesis 12:13
Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee.
Genesis 18:25
That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?
Genesis 18:27
And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord , which am but dust and ashes:
Job 2:10
But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.
Psalms 44:21
Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.
Proverbs 12:19
The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
Proverbs 28:13
He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.
Mark 2:8
And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts?
John 2:25
And needed not that any should testify of man: for he knew what was in man.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

See Gill "1Ch 18:1".

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Chronicles 18:15. Joab - was over the host — General-in-chief.

Jehoshaphat - recorder. — The king's remembrancer, or historiographer royal.


 
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