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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• 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.

Context of 1 Chronicles 11:6

4Then David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (that is, Jebus); and the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, were there. 5The inhabitants of Jebus said to David, “You shall not enter here.” Nevertheless David took the mountain stronghold of Zion (that is, the city of David). Now David had said, “Whoever is first to kill a Jebusite shall be chief and commander.” Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, so he became chief. 7Then David lived in the stronghold; therefore it was called the city of David. 8He built the city all around, from the Millo to the surrounding area; 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

• Now Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• had saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Whoeverכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• is firstרִאשׁוֹןri'shôn ri'shôn · firstH7223
• killנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• a Jebusiteיְבוּסִיyebûsîy · JebusiteH2983
• shall be chiefרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: leaderH7218
• and commanderשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
• Joabיוֹאָבyô'âb · JoabH3097
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Zeruiahצְרוּיָהtserûyâh · ZeruiahH6870
• wentעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• so he becameהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 11:6

• Joshua 15:16And Caleb said, “The one who attacks Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give him Achsah my daughter as a wife.”
• 1 Samuel 17:25And the men of Israel said, “Have you seen this man who is coming up? Surely he is coming up to defy Israel. And it will be that the king will make the man who kills him wealthy with great riches, and will give him his daughter and make his father’s house free in Israel.”
• 2 Samuel 2:18Now the three sons of Zeruiah were there, Joab, Abishai, and Asahel; and Asahel was as swift-footed as one of the gazelles that is in the field.
• 2 Samuel 3:27So when Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside into the middle of the gate to speak with him privately, and there he struck him in the belly, so that he died on account of the blood of his brother Asahel.
• 2 Samuel 8:16Joab the son of Zeruiah was commander over the army, and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was secretary.
• 2 Samuel 20:23Now Joab was in command of the entire army of Israel, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over 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