23Now Joab was over all the army of Israel; and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites;


In Context

20 Joab answered, |Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.

21 The matter is not so. But a man of the hill country of Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, has lifted up his hand against the king, even against David. Deliver him only, and I will depart from the city.| The woman said to Joab, |Behold, his head shall be thrown to you over the wall.|

22 Then the woman went to all the people in her wisdom. They cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and threw it out to Joab. He blew the trumpet, and they were dispersed from the city, every man to his tent. Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king.

23 Now Joab was over all the army of Israel; and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites;

24 and Adoram was over the men subject to forced labor; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder;

25 and Sheva was scribe; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests;

2 Samuel 20:23 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

20:23Joab was over Israel's entire army; Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Kerethites and Pelethites;

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:23Now Joab [was] over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada [was] over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites:

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:23So Joab was over all the army of Israel: and Banaias the son of Joiada was over the Cerethites and Phelethites,

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:23Now Joab was over all the host of Israel; and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:23And Joab was over all the host of Israel; and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:23Now Joab was over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:23Now Joab was over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites:

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

20:23And Joab is over all the host of Israel, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada is over the Cherethite, and over the Pelethite,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:23Now Joab was over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites: