Joab

2 definitions found

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Joab
     Jehovah is his father. (1.) One of the three sons of Zeruiah,
     David's sister, and "captain of the host" during the whole of
     David's reign (2 Sam. 2:13; 10:7; 11:1; 1 Kings 11:15). His
     father's name is nowhere mentioned, although his sepulchre at
     Bethlehem is mentioned (2 Sam. 2:32). His two brothers were


     Abishai and Asahel, the swift of foot, who was killed by Abner
     (2 Sam. 2:13-32), whom Joab afterwards treacherously murdered
     (3:22-27). He afterwards led the assault at the storming of the
     fortress on Mount Zion, and for this service was raised to the
     rank of "prince of the king's army" (2 Sam. 5:6-10; 1 Chr.
     27:34). His chief military achievements were, (1) against the
     allied forces of Syria and Ammon; (2) against Edom (1 Kings
     11:15, 16); and (3) against the Ammonites (2 Sam. 10:7-19; 11:1,
     11). His character is deeply stained by the part he willingly
     took in the murder of Uriah (11:14-25). He acted apparently from
     a sense of duty in putting Absalom to death (18:1-14). David was
     unmindful of the many services Joab had rendered to him, and
     afterwards gave the command of the army to Amasa, Joab's cousin
     (2 Sam. 20:1-13; 19:13). When David was dying Joab espoused the
     cause of Adonijah in preference to that of Solomon. He was
     afterwards slain by Benaiah, by the command of Solomon, in
     accordance with his father's injunction (2 Sam. 3:29; 20:5-13),
     at the altar to which he had fled for refuge. Thus this hoary
     conspirator died without one to lift up a voice in his favour.
     He was buried in his own property in the "wilderness," probably
     in the north-east of Jerusalem (1 Kings 2:5, 28-34). Benaiah
     succeeded him as commander-in-chief of the army.
     
       (2.) 1 Chr. 4:14.
     
       (3.) Ezra 2:6.
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Joab, paternity; voluntary