Quotes About Joab

The heart itself is no safe sanctuary for sin to sit in. The word will take it thence—as Joab from the horns of the altar—to slay it.

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"King David commanded Joab, Abishai and Ittai, 'Be gentle with the young man Absalom for my sake.' And all the troops heard the king giving orders concerning Absalom to each of the commanders."

The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Now Asahel was fleet of foot like a wild gazelle,

So Joab blew the ramís horn, and all the troops stopped; they no longer pursued Israel or continued to fight.

Just then Davidís soldiers and Joab returned from a raid, bringing with them a great plunder. But Abner was not with David in Hebron because David had sent him on his way in peace.

When Joab and all his troops arrived, he was informed, “Abner son of Ner came to see the king, who sent him on his way in peace.”

On hearing this, David sent Joab and the entire army of mighty men.

In the spring, at the time when kings march out to war, David sent out Joab and his servants with the whole army of Israel. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah, but David remained in Jerusalem.

At this, David sent orders to Joab: “Send me Uriah the Hittite.” So Joab sent him to David.

When Uriah came to him, David asked how Joab and the troops were doing with the war.

The next morning David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it with Uriah.

So the messenger set out and reported to David all that Joab had sent him to say.

Then go to the king and speak these words to him.” And Joab put the words in her mouth.

So the king asked, “Is the hand of Joab behind all this?” The woman answered, “As surely as you live, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right or to the left from anything that my lord the king says. Yes, your servant Joab is the one who gave me orders; he told your maidservant exactly what to say.

Then the king said to Joab, “I hereby grant this request. Go, bring back the young man Absalom.”

So Joab got up, went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.

Then Absalom said to his servants, “Look, Joabís field is next to mine, and he has barley there. Go and set it on fire!” And Absalomís servants set the field on fire.

So Joab went and told the king, and David summoned Absalom, who came to him and bowed facedown before him. Then the king kissed Absalom.

The king asked, “Is the young man Absalom all right?” And Ahimaaz replied, “When Joab sent the kingís servant and your servant, I saw a great tumult, but I do not know what it was.”

And Joabís troops came and besieged Sheba in Abel-beth-maacah and built a siege ramp against the outer rampart of the city. As all the troops with Joab were battering the wall to topple it,

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

So the king said to Joab the commander of his army, who was with him, “Go now throughout the tribes of Israel from Dan to Beersheba and register the troops, so that I may know their number.”

Nevertheless, the kingís word prevailed against Joab and against the commanders of the army. So Joab and the commanders of the army departed from the presence of the king to count the troops of Israel.