1 Chronicles 18:15

New Living Translation

Joab son of Zeruiah was commander of the army. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the royal historian.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army;

Hebrew Names Version
Yo'av the son of Tzeru'yah was over the host; and Yehoshafat the son of Achilud was recorder;

King James Version
And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, recorder.

English Standard Version
And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;

New Century Version
Joab son of Zeruiah was commander over the army. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder.

New English Translation
Joab son of Zeruiah was commanding general of the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was secretary;

Amplified Bible
Joab the son of Zeruiah was in command of the army, and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder;

New American Standard Bible
Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army, and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was secretary;

World English Bible
Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;

Geneva Bible (1587)
And Ioab the sonne of Zeruiah was ouer the hoste, and Iehoshaphat the sonne of Ahilud recorder,

Legacy Standard Bible
Now Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army, and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;

Berean Standard Bible
Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the historian;

Contemporary English Version
Joab the son of Zeruiah was the commander in chief of the army. Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud kept the government records.

Complete Jewish Bible
Yo'av the son of Tz'ruyah was commander of the army, Y'hoshafat the son of Achilud was chief adviser,

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

Easy-to-Read Version
Joab son of Zeruiah was the commander of David's army. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud wrote about the things David did.

George Lamsa Translation
And Joab the son of Zuriah was over all the army; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder.

Good News Translation
Abishai's brother Joab was commander of the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was in charge of the records;

Lexham English Bible
And Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army, and Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was recorder.

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

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Ioab the sonne of Zeru Ia was captayne ouer the hoost. Iosaphat the sonne of Ahilud was Chaunceler.

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

Bible in Basic English
And Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the army; and Jehoshaphat, son of Ahilud, was keeper of the records.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Ioab the sonne of Zaruia was ouer the hoast, & Iehosaphat the sonne of Ahilud recorder:

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder.

King James Version (1611)
And Ioab the sonne of Zeruiah was ouer the hoste, and Iehoshaphat the sonne of Ahilud, Recorder.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Joab the son of Saruia was over the army, and Josaphat the son of Achilud was recorder.

English Revised Version
And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe Joab, the sone of Saruye, was `on the oost; and Josaphat, the sone of Ayluth, was chaunceler;

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

Webster's Bible Translation
And Joab the son of Zeruiah [was] over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, recorder;

New King James Version
Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;

New Life Bible
Joab the son of Zeruiah was captain of the army. Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud wrote down the things of the nation.

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

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and, Joab, son of Zeruiah, was over the army, - and, Jehoshaphat, son of Elihud, was recorder;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Joab the son of Sarvia was over the army, and Josaphat the son of Ahilud recorder.

Revised Standard Version
And Jo'ab the son of Zeru'iah was over the army; and Jehosh'aphat the son of Ahi'lud was recorder;

Young's Literal Translation
and Joab son of Zeruiah [is] over the host, and Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud [is] remembrancer,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army, and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;

Contextual Overview

⁹ When King Toi of Hamath heard that David had destroyed the entire army of King Hadadezer of Zobah, ¹⁰ he sent his son Joram to congratulate King David for his successful campaign. Hadadezer and Toi had been enemies and were often at war. Joram presented David with many gifts of gold, silver, and bronze. ¹¹ King David dedicated all these gifts to the Lord , along with the silver and gold he had taken from the other nations—from Edom, Moab, Ammon, Philistia, and Amalek. ¹² Abishai son of Zeruiah destroyed 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. ¹³ He placed army garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites became David's subjects. In fact, the Lord made David victorious wherever he went. ¹⁴ So David reigned over all Israel and did what was just and right for all his people. ¹⁵ Joab son of Zeruiah was commander of the army. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the royal historian. ¹⁶ Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were the priests. Seraiah was the court secretary. ¹⁷ Benaiah son of Jehoiada was captain of the king's bodyguard. And David's sons served as the king's chief assistants.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Joab: 1 Chronicles 11:6, 2 Samuel 8:16

Jehoshaphat: 1 Kings 4:3

recorder: or, remembrancer

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 20:23 - Now Joab 2 Chronicles 34:8 - recorder

Cross-References

Genesis 4:9
Afterward the Lord asked Cain, "Where is your brother? Where is Abel?" "I don't know," Cain responded. "Am I my brother's guardian?"

Genesis 12:13
So please tell them you are my sister. Then they will spare my life and treat me well because of their interest in you."

Genesis 18:25
Surely you wouldn't do such a thing, destroying the righteous along with the wicked. Why, you would be treating the righteous and the wicked exactly the same! Surely you wouldn't do that! Should not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?"

Genesis 18:27
Then Abraham spoke again. "Since I have begun, let me speak further to my Lord, even though I am but dust and ashes.

Job 2:10
But Job replied, "You talk like a foolish woman. Should we accept only good things from the hand of God and never anything bad?" So in all this, Job said nothing wrong.

Psalms 44:21
God would surely have known it, for he knows the secrets of every heart.

Proverbs 12:19
Truthful words stand the test of time, but lies are soon exposed.

Proverbs 28:13
People who conceal their sins will not prosper, but if they confess and turn from them, they will receive mercy.

Mark 2:8
Jesus knew immediately what they were thinking, so he asked them, "Why do you question this in your hearts?

John 2:25
No one needed to tell him about human nature, for he knew what was in each person's heart.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

See Gill "1Ch 18:1".

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Chronicles 18:15. Joab - was over the host — General-in-chief.

Jehoshaphat - recorder. — The king's remembrancer, or historiographer royal.