1 Chronicles 11 · Verse 6

1 Chronicles 11:6

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.
1 Chronicles 11:6, King James Version

1 Chronicles 11:6 in other translations

BSBNow David had said, “Whoever is the first to strike down a Jebusite will become chief commander.” And Joab son of Zeruiah went up first, and he became the chief.
WEBDavid had said, “Whoever strikes the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain.” Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, and was made chief.
ASVAnd David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. And Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, and was made chief.
YLTAnd David saith, ‘Whoever smiteth the Jebusite first doth become head and prince;' and go up first doth Joab son of Zeruiah and becometh head.
DARBYAnd David said, Whoever smites the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. And Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief.
BBEAnd David said, The first to overcome the Jebusites will be chief and captain. And Joab, the son of Zeruiah, went up first, and became chief.
WebsterAnd David said, Whoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, and was chief.

What does 1 Chronicles 11:6 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Chronicles 11:1-9

David was brought to possess the throne of Israel after he had reigned seven years in Hebron, over Judah only. God's counsels will be fulfilled at last, whatever difficulties lie in the way. The way to be truly great, is to be really useful, to devote all our talents to the Lord.

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1 Chronicles 11:6 in the original Hebrew

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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he had saidH559
דָּוִ֔ידda.VidDavidH1732
כָּל\־kol-anyH3605
מַכֵּ֤הma.Keh[one who] strikes downH5221
יְבוּסִי֙ye.vu.Si<of> a JebusiteH2983
בָּרִ֣אשׁוֹנָ֔הba.Ri.sho.Nahat the firstH7223
יִהְיֶ֥הyih.Yehhe will becomeH1961
לְרֹ֖אשׁle.Rosh<into> a chiefH7218
וּלְשָׂ֑רu.le.Sarand <into> a commanderH8269
וַיַּ֧עַלvai.Ya.'aland he went upH5927
בָּרִאשׁוֹנָ֛הba.ri.sho.Nahat the firstH7223
יוֹאָ֥בyo.'AvJoabH3097
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
צְרוּיָ֖הtze.ru.YahZeruiahH6870
וַיְהִ֥יvay.Hiand he becameH1961
לְרֹֽאשׁ\׃le.Rosh<into> a chiefH7218

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Chronicles 11:6

  • 2 Samuel 8:16

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

  • 2 Samuel 20:23

    Now Joab was over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites:

  • Joshua 15:16-17

    And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath–sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife. And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.

  • 2 Samuel 2:18

    And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe.

  • 1 Samuel 17:25

    And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man that is come up? surely to defy Israel is he come up: and it shall be, that the man who killeth him, the king will enrich him with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and make his father’s house free in Israel.

  • 2 Samuel 3:27

    And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there under the fifth rib, that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.

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Whosoever.
Jos 15:16,17; 1Sa 17:25
chief. Heb. head. Joab.
2Sa 2:18; 3:27; 8:16; 20:23

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Context

  • 1 Chronicles 11:5

    And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come hither. Nevertheless David took the castle of Zion, which is the city of David.

  • 1 Chronicles 11:6

    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.

  • 1 Chronicles 11:7

    And David dwelt in the castle; therefore they called it the city of David.

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1 Chronicles 11:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y David había dicho: El que primero hiriere al Jebuseo, será cabeza y jefe. Entonces Joab hijo de Sarvia subió el primero, y fué hecho jefe.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et David dit: Quiconque frappera le premier les Jébusiens, sera chef et capitaine. Et Joab, fils de Tseruïa, monta le premier, et fut chef.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und David sprach: Wer die Jebusiter zuerst schlägt, soll Haupt und Oberster werden. Da stieg Joab, der Sohn der Zeruja, zuerst hinauf, und er wurde zum Haupte.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		dixitque: Omnis qui percusserit Jebusæum in primis, erit princeps et dux. Ascendit igitur primus Joab filius Sarviæ, et factus est princeps.