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, where the Jebusite inhabitants of the land lived. 5Now the residents of Jebus said to David, “You cannot get in here!” Nevertheless David captured the stronghold of Zion, which is now the city of David. David had said, “Whoever strikes down the Jebusites first will be commander-in-chief.” So Joab son of Zeruiah went up first, so he became commander. 7David lived in the stronghold; for this reason it is called the city of David. 8He fortified the city all around, from the Millo to the surrounding walls, 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 15:16Caleb said, “I will give my daughter Achsah as a wife to the one who attacks Kiriath-sepher and captures it.”
• 1 Samuel 17:25All the men of Israel were saying, “Have you seen this man who keeps coming up? Surely he is coming up to defy Israel! The man who kills him, the king will enrich him with great riches, give him his daughter in marriage and make his father’s house tax-free in Israel!”
• 2 Samuel 2:18Now the three sons of Zeruiah were Joab, Abishai and Asahel. Asahel was as swift-footed as one of the gazelles of the field.
• 2 Samuel 3:27Now when Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside within the gate to speak with him privately, and there stabbed him in the groin, so that he died—on account of the blood of his brother Asahel.
• 2 Samuel 8:16Joab son of Zeruiah was commander over the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was recorder;
• 2 Samuel 20:23Now Joab remained over all the army of Israel; Benaiah 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