Bible verses about Joab
Scripture references about Joab, organized by subject from the classic topical indexes of Orville Nave and R. A. Torrey.
Joab in Nave's Topical Bible
- 1. Son of David's sister: 1Ch 2:16
- Commander of David's army: 2Sa 8:16; 20:23; 1Ch 11:6; 18:15; 27:34
- Dedicated the plunder of his battles: 1Ch 26:28
- Defeated the Jebusites: 1Ch 11:6
- Defeats and kills Abner: 2Sa 2:13-32; 3:27; 1Ki 2:5
- Destroys all the males in Edom: 1Ki 11:16
- (See title): Ps 60
- Defeats the Ammonites: 2Sa 10:7-14; 1Ch 19:6-15
- Captures Rabbah: 2Sa 11:1,15-25; 12:26-29; 1Ch 20:1,2
- Procures the return of Absalom to Jerusalem: 2Sa 14:1-24
- Barley field of, burned by Absalom: 2Sa 14:29-33
- Pursues and kills Absalom: 2Sa 18
- Censures David for lamenting the death of Absalom: 2Sa 19:1-8
- Replaced by Amasa as commander of David's army: 2Sa 17:25; 19:13
- Kills Amasa: 2Sa 20:8-13; 1Ki 2:5
- Causes Sheba to be put to death: 2Sa 20:16-22
- Opposes the numbering of the people: 2Sa 24:3; 1Ch 21:3
- Numbers the people: 2Sa 24:4-9; 1Ch 21:4,5; 27:23,24
- Supports Adonijah as successor to David: 1Ki 1:7; 2:28
- Killed by Benaiah, under Solomon's order: 1Ki 2:29-34
- 2. A grandson of Kenaz: 1Ch 4:14
- 3. An Israelite (or the name of two Israelites) whose descendants returned from Babylon to Jerusalem: Ezr 2:6; 8:9; Ne 7:11
- 4. “The household of Joab,”: 1Ch 2:54
- Probably identical with number one