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II Samuel 8:Verse 16

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

1 Kings 4:31 Kings 4:31 Chronicles 11:61 Chronicles 11:62 Samuel 19:13
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What Does II Samuel 8:16 Mean?

Detailed meaning and commentary

"The appointment of Joab as commander over the host and Jehoshaphat as recorder signifies the organization of the Kingdom’s military and administrative..."

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King James VersionPrimary
KJV

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

American Standard Version
ASV

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

American King James Version
AKJV

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

KJV with Apocrypha
KJVA

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

Bible in Basic English
BBE

And Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the army; and Jehoshaphat, the son of Ahilud, was keeper of the records;

Young's Literal Translation
YLT

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

New Heart English Bible
NHEB

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

NHEB Messianic Edition
NHEBME

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

NHEB Jehovah Edition
NHEBJE

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

Darby Translation
Darby

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

Webster Bible
Webster

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

Geneva Bible 1599
Geneva1599

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

Douay-Rheims
DRC

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

Rotherham Bible
Rotherham

and, Joab, son of Zeruiah, was over the army,—and, Jehoshaphat, son of Ahilud, was remembrancer.

Literal Translation
LITV

And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the historian;

Modern King James
MKJV

And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army. And Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder.

Updated King James
UKJV

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

Lexham English Bible
LEB

Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army, and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was secretary.

Jewish Publication Society
JPS

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

Catholic Public Domain
CPDV

Now Joab, the son Zeruiah, was over the army. And Jehoshaphat, the son of Ahilud, was the keeper of records.

Berean Study Bible
BSB

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

Revised Webster
RWebster

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

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Wycliffe

Forsothe Joab, the sone of Saruy, was ouer the oost; sotheli Josaphat, sone of Achilud, was chaunceler; and Sadoch,

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