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2 Samuel 20:23

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Then the woman went unto all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and cast [it] out to Joab. And he blew a trumpet, and they retired from the city, every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king.	Now Joab [was] over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada [was] over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites:	And Adoram [was] over the tribute: and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud [was] recorder:

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Now Joab^H3097 was over all the host^H6635 of Israel^H3478: and Benaiah^H1141 the son^H1121 of Jehoiada^H3077 was over the Cherethites^{H3774 H3746} and over the Pelethites^H6432:

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Original Hebrew

וְיֹואָב אֶל כָּל־הַצָּבָא יִשְׂרָאֵל וּבְנָיָה בֶּן־יְהֹויָדָע עַל־ [הַכְּרִי כ] (הַכְּרֵתִי ק) וְעַל־הַפְּלֵתִי׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וְ/יוֹאָ֕ב	ve./yo.'Av	H3097	HC/Np	and/ Joab
אֶ֥ל	'el	H413	HR	(was) to
כָּל	kol-	H3605	HNcmsc	all
הַ/צָּבָ֖א	ha./tza.Va'	H6635	HTd/Ncbsa	the/ army of
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	Yis.ra.'El	H3478	HNp	Israel
וּ/בְנָיָה֙	u./ve.na.Yah	H1141	HC/Np	and/ Benaiah
בֶּן	ben-	H1121	HNcmsc	(the) son of
יְה֣וֹיָדָ֔ע	ye.Ho.ya.Da'	H3077	HNp	Jehoiada
עַל	'al-	H5921	HR	(was) over
ה/כרי	kârîy	H3746	HTd/Ngmsa
וְ/עַל	ve./'al-	H5921	HC/R	and/ over
הַ/פְּלֵתִֽי	ha./pe.le.Ti	H6432	HTd/Ngmsa	the/ Pelethite(s)

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H1121 — בֵּן (bên, bane): from בָּנָה; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.); [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
• H1141 — בְּנָיָה (Bᵉnâyâh, ben-aw-yaw'): or בּנָיָהוּ; (prolonged) from בָּנָה and יָהּ; Jah has built; Benajah, the name of twelve Israelites; Benaiah.
• H3077 — יְהוֹיָדָע (Yᵉhôwyâdâʻ, yeh-ho-yaw-daw'): from יְהֹוָה and יָדַע; Jehovah-known; Jehojada, the name of three Israelites; Jehoiada. Compare יוֹיָדָע.
• H3097 — יוֹאָב (Yôwʼâb, yo-awb'): from יְהֹוָה and אָב; Jehovah-fathered; Joab, the name of three Israelites; Joab.
• H3478 — יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisrâʼêl, yis-raw-ale'): from שָׂרָה and אֵל; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity; Israel.
• H3746 — כָּרִי (kârîy, kaw-ree'): perhaps an abridged plural of כַּר in the sense of leader (of the flock); a life-guardsman; captains, Cherethites (from the margin).
• H3774 — כְּרֵתִי (Kᵉrêthîy, ker-ay-thee'): probably from כָּרַת in the sense of executioner; (compare טַבָּח) (only collectively in the singular as plural); a Kerethite or life-guardsman; Cherethims, Cherethites.
• H6432 — פְּלֵתִי (Pᵉlêthîy, pel-ay-thee'): from the same form as פֶּלֶת; a courier (collectively) or official messenger; Pelethites.
• H6635 — צָבָא (tsâbâʼ, tsaw-baw'): or (feminine) צְבָאָה; from צָבָא; a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized forwar (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship); appointed time, ([phrase]) army, ([phrase]) battle, company, host, service, soldiers, waiting upon, war(-fare).

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H413 — אֵל (ʼêl, ale): (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.; near, with or among; often in general, to; about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).
• H3605 — כֹּל (kôl, kole): or (Jeremiah 33:8) כּוֹל; from כָּלַל; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense); (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).
• H5921 — עַל (ʻal, al): properly, the same as עַל used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• and Benaiah — 2 Samuel 20:7
• Now Joab — 2 Samuel 8:16-18, 1 Chronicles 18:15-17

Reciprocal references (12): 2 Samuel 2:13, 2 Samuel 8:18, 2 Samuel 15:18, 2 Samuel 23:20, 2 Samuel 23:23, 2 Samuel 24:2, 1 Kings 1:7, 1 Kings 4:2, 1 Chronicles 11:6, 1 Chronicles 11:22, 1 Chronicles 11:25, 1 Chronicles 18:17

Related Topics

• Torrey’s: ARMIES OF ISRAEL, THE
• Nave’s: ARMIES, CABINET, CHERETHITES, JOAB, KING, OFFICER, PELETHITES

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