2 Samuel 8:16

In 11 translations

BSB

Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder;

KJV

And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;recorder: or, remembrancer, or, writer of chronicles

WEB

Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army, Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder,

ASV

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

LSV

and Joab son of Zeruiah [is] over the host, and Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud [is] remembrancer,

YLT

and Joab son of Zeruiah [is] over the host, and Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud [is] remembrancer,

DBY

And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was chronicler;

DRC

And Joab the son of Sarvia was over the army: and Josaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder:

GNV

And Ioab the sonne of Zeruiah was ouer the hoste, and Ioshaphat the sonne of Ahilud was recorder.

JPS

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

LXXE

And Joab the son of Saruia was over the host; and Josaphat the son of Achilud was keeper of the records.

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Original-language editions

WLC

וְיוֹאָ֥ב בֶּן־צְרוּיָ֖ה עַל־הַצָּבָ֑א וִיהוֹשָׁפָ֥ט בֶּן־אֲחִיל֖וּד מַזְכִּֽיר׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ Ἰωὰβ υἱὸς Σαρουίας ἐπὶ τῆς στρατιᾶς· καὶ Ἰωσαφὰτ υἱὸς Ἀχιλοὺδ ἐπὶ τῶν ὑπομνημάτων·

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• 1 Kings 4:3Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, were secretaries; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder;
• 1 Chronicles 11:6Now David had said, “Whoever is the first to strike down a Jebusite will become chief commander.” And Joab son of Zeruiah went up first, and he became the chief.
• 2 Samuel 19:13And say to Amasa, ‘Aren’t you my flesh and blood? May God punish me, and ever so severely, if from this time you are not the commander of my army in place of Joab!’”
• 2 Samuel 20:23–24Now Joab was over the whole army of Israel; Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites; Adoram was in charge of the forced labor; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder;
• 1 Chronicles 18:15–17Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder; Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Shavsha was the scribe; Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the…

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