Nevertheless the king’s word prevailed against Joab. Wherefore Joab departed, and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem.
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Interpretation
This verse speaks in the wider setting of memory and worship as 1 Chronicles unfolds its message.
Read with
This thought runs through 1 Chronicles 21:1-4.
Glossary
- Joab Person
- 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 ).
- Jerusalem Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.