Verse 15
1 Chronicles 18:15
New Living Translation
15
Joab son of Zeruiah was commander of the army. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the royal historian.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/יוֹאָ֥ב בֶּן צְרוּיָ֖ה עַל הַ/צָּבָ֑א וִ/יהוֹשָׁפָ֥ט בֶּן אֲחִיל֖וּד מַזְכִּֽיר
English Translation
And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army, and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder.
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Chapter 18 Context
1
After this, David defeated and subdued the Philistines by conquering Gath and its surrounding towns.
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2
David also conquered the land of Moab, and the Moabites who were spared became David’s subjects and...
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3
David also destroyed the forces of Hadadezer, king of Zobah, as far as Hamath, when Hadadezer marche...
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4
David captured 1,000 chariots, 7,000 charioteers, and 20,000 foot soldiers. He crippled all the char...
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5
When Arameans from Damascus arrived to help King Hadadezer, David killed 22,000 of them.
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6
Then he placed several army garrisons in Damascus, the Aramean capital, and the Arameans became Davi...
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7
David brought the gold shields of Hadadezer’s officers to Jerusalem,
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along with a large amount of bronze from Hadadezer’s towns of Tebah and Cun. Later Solomon melted th...
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9
When King Toi of Hamath heard that David had destroyed the entire army of King Hadadezer of Zobah,
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10
he sent his son Joram to congratulate King David for his successful campaign. Hadadezer and Toi had...
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11
King David dedicated all these gifts to the LORD, along with the silver and gold he had taken from t...
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12
Abishai son of Zeruiah destroyed 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
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13
He placed army garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites became David’s subjects. In fact, the LORD ma...
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14
So David reigned over all Israel and did what was just and right for all his people.
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15
Joab son of Zeruiah was commander of the army. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the royal historian.
16
Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were the priests. Seraiah was the court secretary.
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17
Benaiah son of Jehoiada was captain of the king’s bodyguard. And David’s sons served as the king’s c...
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