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2 Samuel 20

2 Sam. 20:23 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Now Joab
Yow'ab (Hebrew #3097)
Jehovah-fathered; Joab, the name of three Israelites
KJV usage: Joab.
Pronounce: yo-awb'
Origin: from {SI 13068}3068{/SI} and 1
c was over all the host
tsaba' (Hebrew #6635)
from 6633; a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship)
KJV usage: appointed time, (+) army, (+) battle, company, host, service, soldiers, waiting upon, war(-fare).
Pronounce: tsaw-baw'
Origin: or (feminine) tsbadah {tseb-aw-aw'}
of Israel
Yisra'el (Hebrew #3478)
from 8280 and 410; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
Pronounce: yis-raw-ale'
: and Benaiah
Bnayah (Hebrew #1141)
from 1129 and 3050; Jah has built; Benajah, the name of twelve Israelites
KJV usage: Benaiah.
Pronounce: ben-aw-yaw'
Origin: or (prolonged) Bnayahuw {ben-aw-yaw'-hoo}
the son
ben (Hebrew #1121)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like 1, 251, etc.))
KJV usage: + afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
Pronounce: bane
Origin: from {SI 11129}1129{/SI}
of Jehoiada
Yhowyada` (Hebrew #3077)
Jehovah-known; Jehojada, the name of three Israelites
KJV usage: Jehoiada. Compare 3111.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-yaw-daw'
Origin: from 3068 and 3045
was over the Cherethites
kariy (Hebrew #3746)
a life-guardsman
KJV usage: captains, Cherethites (from the margin).
Pronounce: kaw-ree'
Origin: perhaps an abridged plural of 3733 in the sense of leader (of the flock)
Krethiy (Hebrew #3774)
a Kerethite or life-guardsman (compare 2876) (only collectively in the singular as plural)
KJV usage: Cherethims, Cherethites.
Pronounce: ker-ay-thee'
Origin: probably from 3772 in the sense of executioner
and over the Pelethites
Plethiy (Hebrew #6432)
a courier (collectively) or official messenger
KJV usage: Pelethites.
Pronounce: pel-ay-thee'
Origin: from the same form as 6431
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J. N. Darby Translation

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And Joab was over all the host of Israel; and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethitesa and over the Pelethitesb;

JND Translation Notes

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a
The executioners.
b
The couriers.