Joab
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Joab is a prominent military commander in the Hebrew Bible, known especially as King David’s ruthless yet loyal army leader.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Joab canonical | 12 |
| Joab son of Zeruiah | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Israelite
ⓘ
Old Testament person ⓘ biblical figure ⓘ military commander ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Books of Chronicles
ⓘ
Books of Kings ⓘ Books of Samuel ⓘ Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| auntOrUncle | Jesse ⓘ |
| captured | Rabbah of the Ammonites ⓘ |
| cousin | David ⓘ |
| deathCause | execution ⓘ |
| executedBy | Benaiah ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| interactedWith |
Abner
ⓘ
Absalom ⓘ Adonijah ⓘ Amasa ⓘ Bathsheba ⓘ Prophet Nathan ⓘ
surface form:
Nathan the prophet
King Solomon ⓘ
surface form:
Solomon
Uriah the Hittite ⓘ |
| killed |
Abner
ⓘ
Amasa ⓘ |
| knownFor |
killing Abner
ⓘ
killing Amasa ⓘ loyalty to David ⓘ military leadership ⓘ participation in conquest of Jerusalem ⓘ role in Absalom’s rebellion ⓘ ruthlessness ⓘ supporting Solomon’s rival Adonijah ⓘ |
| mother | Zeruiah ⓘ |
| ordered | killing of Uriah the Hittite ⓘ |
| orderedBy | King Solomon ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
siege of Rabbah
ⓘ
wars of King David ⓘ |
| positionHeld | commander of David’s army ⓘ |
| relative | David ⓘ |
| religiousSiteAssociated | altar in the tabernacle ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| scripturalReference |
1 Chronicles
ⓘ
1 Kings ⓘ 2 Samuel ⓘ |
| servesUnder | King David ⓘ |
| sibling |
Abishai
ⓘ
Asahel ⓘ |
| soughtRefugeIn | tent of the Lord ⓘ |
| tribe | Tribe of Judah ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Joab son of Zeruiah