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| - Joab (Yoav) "YHWH is father" was the nephew of King David, the son of Zeruiah in the Bible. He was made the captain of David's army (2 Samuel 8:16; 20:23; 1 Chronicles 11:6; 18:15; 27:34). He had two brothers, Abishai and Asahel. Asahel was killed by Abner, for which Joab took revenge by murdering Abner (2 Samuel 2:13-32; 3:27). However, according to Josephus, in Antiquities, Book 7, Chapter 1, Joab had forgiven Abner for the death of his brother, Asahel, the reason being that Abner had slain Asahel honorably in combat after he had first warned Asahel and had no other choice but to kill him out of self defense. This battle was part of a civil war between David and Ishbosheth, the son of Saul. After this battle Abner switched to the side of David and granted him control over the tribe of Be
- Joab was the nephew of David the king, being the son of Zeruiah, David's sister. He and his two brothers, Abishai and Asahel, were among the loyal troops that followed David when he was a refugee on the run from Saul, united Israel's first king. He was a violent man of war, not afraid to kill anyone he felt was a threat to his king, or his family. Joab was buried "in his own house in the wilderness" somewhere near Jerusalem early in the reign of Solomon.
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| - Joab was the nephew of David the king, being the son of Zeruiah, David's sister. He and his two brothers, Abishai and Asahel, were among the loyal troops that followed David when he was a refugee on the run from Saul, united Israel's first king. He was a violent man of war, not afraid to kill anyone he felt was a threat to his king, or his family. In the civil war against Saul's son for control of the nation, Joab proved himself in the battle to take Jerusalem from the Jebusites, earning the post of "captain of the host," a post he held for all but a brief time he had killed David's son Absalom. He regained the post when he killed his successor, his own cousin Amasa. During this war, Saul's nephew and commander of the army had taken the side of Saul's son Ishbosheth who had been crowned "king of all Israel" even after David had assumed power in Hebron. Joab's brother Asahel had dared do personal battle with Abner, losing his life when the general stabbed him in close quarters after Asahel had overtaken him as he was retreating from battle. Soon after this, after Abner had switched over to David's side in the war, Joab and his brother Abishai took an opportunity to get Abner aside to assassinate him. This treachery, though, displeased David greatly. David would give a command to his son Solomon to assure that justice would be done for the murders of Absalom, Amasa and Asahel. Though mercy was shown at first, with a conditional pardon, Joab sided with Adonijah, Solomon's half-brother, when he challenged the throne. This treason brought swift judgment and Solomon's executor, Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, was sent to kill him. Joab was buried "in his own house in the wilderness" somewhere near Jerusalem early in the reign of Solomon.
- Joab (Yoav) "YHWH is father" was the nephew of King David, the son of Zeruiah in the Bible. He was made the captain of David's army (2 Samuel 8:16; 20:23; 1 Chronicles 11:6; 18:15; 27:34). He had two brothers, Abishai and Asahel. Asahel was killed by Abner, for which Joab took revenge by murdering Abner (2 Samuel 2:13-32; 3:27). However, according to Josephus, in Antiquities, Book 7, Chapter 1, Joab had forgiven Abner for the death of his brother, Asahel, the reason being that Abner had slain Asahel honorably in combat after he had first warned Asahel and had no other choice but to kill him out of self defense. This battle was part of a civil war between David and Ishbosheth, the son of Saul. After this battle Abner switched to the side of David and granted him control over the tribe of Benjamin. This act put Abner in David's favor. The real reason that Joab killed Abner was that he became a threat to his rank of general. He then justifies it later by mentioning his brother. After leading the assault on the fortress of Mount Zion, he was promoted to the rank of General (1 Chronicles 27:34). He led the army against Syria, Ammon, Moab and Edom. He also took part in David's murder of Uriah (2 Samuel 11:14-25). Joab played a pivotal role as the commander of David's forces during Absalom's rebellion. Absalom, one of David's sons, rallied much of Israel in rebellion against David, who was forced to flee with only his most trusted men. However, David could not bring himself to harm his son, and ordered that none of his men should kill Absalom during the ensuing battle. However, when a man reported that Absalom had been found, alive, caught in a tree, Joab ordered his men to kill him (2 Samuel 18:1-33). In addition to the murder of Absalom, Joab also murdered Abner son of Ner against David's wishes (2 Samuel 3). David later replaced him as commander of the army with his nephew, Amasa (2 Samuel 17:25; 19:13). Joab later killed Amasa (2 Samuel 20:8-13; 1 Kings 2:5). On the brink of death, David told Solomon to have Joab killed citing Joab's past betrayals and the blood that he was guilty of, and for this Solomon ordered his death by the hand of Benaiah (1 Kings 2:29-34), who then replaced him as commander of the army. Joab was buried in 'the wilderness' (1 Kings 2:34). It is interesting to note that Joab fled to the Tent of the Tabernacle and told Benaiah that he will die there. Benaiah, as ordered by King Solomon, kills Joab in the House of Yahweh. David's ordered dispatching of Joab is one of the more puzzling episodes in biblical literature. A ruthless Machiavel, Joab was nonetheless a loyal subject of the king, and his killing Absalom was certainly motivated by a shrewd political pragmatism to resecure David's overthrown monarchy. It should be remembered that David ordered Joab to place Uriah the Hittite in harm's way, an order Joab followed without question. The name Yoav (Joab) may also be attributed to the district of Moav (Moab in Latin transcription), eastern bank of the Jordan, from where Ruth the Moabitess came. Yoav is pronounced Yo+Av. The name Joab, which is not often attested among Jews before the 20th Century, is a common male name in contemporary Israel - in line with the tendency of Zionism to look favorably upon strong warriors of Biblical times and later Jewish history.
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