The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 18:15 Explained

1 Chronicles 18:15

KJV: And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, recorder.

YLT: and Joab son of Zeruiah is over the host, and Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud is remembrancer,

Darby: And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was chronicler;

ASV: And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Joab  the son  of Zeruiah  [was] over the host;  and Jehoshaphat  the son  of Ahilud,  recorder. 

What does 1 Chronicles 18:15 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 18

1  David subdues the Philistines and the Moabites
3  He smites Hadarezer and the Syrians
9  Tou sends Hadoram with presents to bless David
11  The presents and the spoil David dedicates to God
13  He put garrisons in Edom
14  David's officers

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 18:15 mean?

And Joab son of Zeruiah [was] over the army Jehoshaphat of Ahilud [was] recorder
וְיוֹאָ֥ב בֶּן־ צְרוּיָ֖ה עַל־ הַצָּבָ֑א וִיהוֹשָׁפָ֥ט אֲחִיל֖וּד מַזְכִּֽיר

וְיוֹאָ֥ב  And  Joab 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄואָב  
Sense: son of David’s sister Zeruiah and general of David’s army.
בֶּן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
צְרוּיָ֖ה  of  Zeruiah  [was] 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: צְרוּיָה  
Sense: sister of David and mother of the 3 leading heroes of David’s army—Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.
עַל־  over 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
הַצָּבָ֑א  the  army 
Parse: Article, Noun, common singular
Root: צָבָא 
Sense: that which goes forth, army, war, warfare, host.
וִיהוֹשָׁפָ֥ט  Jehoshaphat 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְהֹושָׁפָט 
Sense: son of king Asa and himself king of Judah for 25 years; one of the best, most pious, and prosperous kings of Judah.
אֲחִיל֖וּד  of  Ahilud 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֲחִילוּד  
Sense: father of Jehoshaphat, David’s recorder.
מַזְכִּֽיר  [was]  recorder 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Participle, masculine singular
Root: זָכַר 
Sense: to remember, recall, call to mind.

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