1 Chronicles 11:6

1 Chronicles 11:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)David had said, “Whoever leads the attack on the Jebusites will become commander in chief.” Joab son of Zeruiah went up first, and so he received the command.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now David said, “Whoever attacks the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain.” And Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, and became chief.
• New Living Translation (NLT)David had said to his troops, “Whoever is first to attack the Jebusites will become the commander of my armies!” And Joab, the son of David’s sister Zeruiah, was first to attack, so he became the commander of David’s armies.

Context of 1 Chronicles 11:6

4And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, that is, Jebus, where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land. 5The inhabitants of Jebus said to David, "You will not come in here." Nevertheless, David took the stronghold of Zion, that is, the city of David. David said, "Whoever strikes the Jebusites first shall be chief and commander." And Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, so he became chief. 7And David lived in the stronghold; therefore it was called the city of David. 8And he built the city all around from the Millo in complete circuit, and Joab repaired the rest of the city.

1 Chronicles 11:6 word by word

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר דָּוִ֔יד כָּל־מַכֵּ֤ה יְבוּסִי֙ בָּרִ֣אשׁוֹנָ֔ה יִהְיֶ֥ה לְרֹ֖אשׁ וּלְשָׂ֑ר וַיַּ֧עַל בָּרִאשׁוֹנָ֛ה יוֹאָ֥ב בֶּן־צְרוּיָ֖ה וַיְהִ֥י לְרֹֽאשׁ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Whosoever smitethנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• the Jebusitesיְבוּסִיyebûsîy · JebusiteH2983
• firstרִאשׁוֹןri'shôn ri'shôn · firstH7223
• shall be chiefרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: leaderH7218
• and captainשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
• So Joabיוֹאָבyô'âb · JoabH3097
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Zeruiahצְרוּיָהtserûyâh · ZeruiahH6870
• wentעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 11:6

• Joshua 15:16And Caleb said, "Whoever strikes Kiriath-sepher and captures it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter as wife."
• 1 Samuel 17:25And the men of Israel said, "Have you seen this man who has come up? Surely he has come up to defy Israel. And the king will enrich the man who kills him with great riches and will give him his daughter and make his father's house free in Israel."
• 2 Samuel 2:18And the three sons of Zeruiah were there, Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Now Asahel was as swift of foot as a wild gazelle.
• 2 Samuel 3:27And when Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside into the midst of the gate to speak with him privately, and there he struck him in the stomach, so that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.
• 2 Samuel 8:16Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army, and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder,
• 2 Samuel 20:23Now Joab was in command of all the army of Israel; and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was in command of the Cherethites and the Pelethites;

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 11:6

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6-8Verses 6-8 The narrative here given fills out a manifest defect in 2 Samuel 5:8 where something has evidently dropped out of the text. The prowess of Joab on this occasion, and the part which he took in the building of the city of David 1 Chronicles 11:8, are known to us only from this passage of Chronicles.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-9David conquered and rebuilt Jerusalem, making it the capital city of his rule over all of Israel.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 11:6

• Armies
• David
• Jerusalem
• Joab
• Promotion
• Zion

In the dictionaries

• David
• Joab
• Chief
• Jerusalem
• Amasai
• Chronicles, Books of
• Fortification; Fort; Fortified Cities; Fortress
• Genealogy
• Text of the Old Testament
• Dan

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary