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[a] David said, “Whoever attacks[b] the Jebusites first will become commanding general!”[c] So Joab son of Zeruiah attacked[d] first and became commander.[e]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 11:6 sn Verse 6 inserts into the narrative parenthetical information about Joab’s role in the conquest of the city. Verse 7 then picks up where v. 5 left off.
  2. 1 Chronicles 11:6 tn Or perhaps “strikes down.”
  3. 1 Chronicles 11:6 tn Heb “head and officer.”
  4. 1 Chronicles 11:6 tn Heb “went up.”
  5. 1 Chronicles 11:6 tn Heb “head.”