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    3 others in the registry answer to the name Joab. Every Joab in the Bible

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    Joab

    יוֹאָב

    Joab, David's nephew and commander of his army, was a key figure in David's reign, known for his military prowess and loyalty.

    verses
    120
    first named
    1 Samuel 26:6
    last named
    Psalms 60:1
    period
    United Monarchy
    tribe
    Judah

    Description

    Who was Joab?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was King David's nephew and the commander of his army. He first appears in 1Sa.26.6, accompanying David on a mission to Saul's camp. Joab played a significant role in David's rise to power and the establishment of his kingdom (2Sa.2-3; 8.16; 1Ch.11.6,8).

    As a military commander, Joab led David's forces in various battles against the Ammonites, Syrians, and other enemies (2Sa.10; 12.26-27; 1Ch.19). He also helped quell Absalom's rebellion and was instrumental in defeating Sheba's revolt (2Sa.18; 20).

    However, Joab's loyalty to David was sometimes overshadowed by his own ambition and ruthlessness. He killed Abner, Saul's former commander, in revenge for his brother Asahel's death (2Sa.3). He also disobeyed David's orders by killing Absalom (2Sa.18) and supported Adonijah's attempt to seize the throne (1Ki.1.7,19).

    Despite his flaws, Joab remained a key figure in David's reign until the end. He was involved in the census that brought God's judgment upon Israel (2Sa.24; 1Ch.21) and was eventually killed by Benaiah on Solomon's orders for his support of Adonijah (1Ki.2.28-35).

    Relations

    Direct connections

    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    How the graph connects Joab10 of 27 entities the graph connects to Joab, in 2 groups: kinship 2, events 8. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.ZeruiahChild of · 25 versesAbishaiSibling of · 12 events · 24 versesKinshipIsrael5 events · 2,578 versesDavid23 events · 964 versesJerusalem8 events · 888 versesSolomon6 events · 272 versesSyria6 events · 116 versesEdom3 events · 100 versesAbsalom8 events · 92 versesAbner10 events · 53 versesEventsJoab

    The 10 best-attested of 27 are drawn. All 27 are listed below.

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    and 45 more, ordered by how many events they share.

    Places

    Where this happens

    The places the claims about this person reach, drawn where the gazetteer locates them. A point is where a row puts them and never where tradition does; no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.

    Where the story of Joab happensAll 15 places the claims about Joab reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Edom, Aroer, Beersheba, Gilead, Ijon, Jazer, Jordan, Negeb, Sidon, Tahtim-hodshi, Jerusalem, Ammah, Egypt, Geshur, Salt_Valley. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Joab there. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.EdomAroerBeershebaGileadIjonJordanNegebSidonTahtim-hodshiEgyptGeshur
    United MonarchyAll 15 places the claims about Joab reach

    Read it

    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 120, across 5 books. The name is written 141 times in them.

    1. 1 Samuel1 verse

      26:6

    2. 2 Samuel84 verses

      2:132:142:182:222:242:262:272:282:302:323:223:233:243:263:273:293:303:318:1610:710:910:1310:1411:111:611:711:1111:1411:1611:1711:1811:2211:2512:2612:2714:114:214:314:1914:2014:2114:2214:2314:2914:3014:3114:3214:3317:2518:218:518:1018:1118:1218:1418:1518:1618:2018:2118:2218:2919:119:519:1320:720:820:920:1020:1120:1320:1520:1620:1720:2020:2120:2220:2323:1823:2423:3724:224:324:424:9

    3. 1 Kings13 verses

      1:71:191:412:52:222:282:292:302:312:3311:1511:1611:21

    4. 1 Chronicles21 verses

      2:1611:611:811:2011:2611:3918:1519:819:1019:1419:1520:121:221:321:421:521:626:2827:727:2427:34

    5. Psalms1 verse

      60:1

    Onward

    Where this page goes

    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Joab and David’s census of Troops and Joab and David’s command of Israel, and 4 moreDavidAnointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christvia Syria’s fleeing and Joab and David’s census of Troops, and 1 moreIsraelPatriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribesvia Abishai, Joabs Men, Cherethites, Pelethites, Mighty Men, and Joab’s pursuit and Sheba and Joab’s blowingShebaBenjamite rebel against King Davidvia David, Heads Of Families, Army Commanders, Samuel, Saul, Abner, and Joab’s dedication and Joab’s killing of Abner and AmasaAbnerSaul's cousin and commander of his armyvia Absalom’s sendingAbsalomDavid's rebellious son who tried to usurp the throne.via Sheba and Joab’s blowingBlowingBlowing is a concept gathering 20 labelled instances in the text.via Absalom’s sendingSendingSending is a concept gathering 488 labelled instances in the text.via Adonijah and Invited People’s invitationAbiatharHigh priest during the reigns of David and Solomonvia Adonijah and Invited People’s invitationAdonijahSon of David who attempted to seize the throne

    Where they appear

    Chapter by chapter

    Atlas's reading of each chapter this person appears in, in canonical order. One line per chapter, and each leads to the whole of it.

    9 more chapters, from 2 Samuel 20 to Psalms 60

    Sources

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