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Selected Verse: 1 Chronicles 11:6 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| 1Ch 11:6 |
King James |
And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief. |
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| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
The narrative here given fills out a manifest defect in Sa2 5:8 where something has evidently dropped out of the text.
The prowess of Joab on this occasion, and the part which he took in the building of the city of David Ch1 11:8, are known to us only from this passage of Chronicles. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Chief - Before this he was one of David's chief captains: but now he is made captain - general of all the forces of Israel and Judah. |
8 And he built the city round about, even from Millo round about: and Joab repaired the rest of the city.
8 And David said on that day, Whosoever getteth up to the gutter, and smiteth the Jebusites, and the lame and the blind, that are hated of David's soul, he shall be chief and captain. Wherefore they said, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.