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subject	book bibliographic info
joab	Gera (2014) 275, 288, 328, 334, 350, 352, 393, 395, 396, 411 Jonquière (2007) 266 Levine Allison and Crossan (2006) 340 Zawanowska and Wilk (2022) 97, 394, 407, 409, 431, 432, 434, 468, 536
joab, david, king, and	Kalmin (1998) 30
joab, josephus’ attitude toward	Feldman (2006) 473, 474, 475, 476, 477, 478, 482, 483
joab, relations with king david	Kalmin (1998) 30, 85
joab’s, slaying of amasa	Potter Suh and Holladay (2021) 328

List of validated texts:

5 validated results for "joab"

1. Hebrew Bible, Ruth, 3.3 (9th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE)
Tagged with subjects: • Joab

Found in books: Gera (2014) 328; Levine Allison and Crossan (2006) 340

3.3. וְרָחַצְתְּ וָסַכְתְּ וְשַׂמְתְּ שמלתך שִׂמְלֹתַיִךְ עָלַיִךְ וירדתי וְיָרַדְתְּ הַגֹּרֶן אַל־תִּוָּדְעִי לָאִישׁ עַד כַּלֹּתוֹ לֶאֱכֹל וְלִשְׁתּוֹת׃''. None

3.3. Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the threshing-floor; but make not thyself known unto the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking.''. None

2. Hebrew Bible, 1 Kings, 2.9 (8th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)
Tagged with subjects: • Joab

Found in books: Gera (2014) 288; Zawanowska and Wilk (2022) 97, 536

2.9. וְעַתָּה אַל־תְּנַקֵּהוּ כִּי אִישׁ חָכָם אָתָּה וְיָדַעְתָּ אֵת אֲשֶׁר תַּעֲשֶׂה־לּוֹ וְהוֹרַדְתָּ אֶת־שֵׂיבָתוֹ בְּדָם שְׁאוֹל׃''. None

2.9. Now therefore hold him not guiltless, for thou art a wise man; and thou wilt know what thou oughtest to do unto him, and thou shalt bring his hoar head down to the grave with blood.’''. None

3. Hebrew Bible, 1 Samuel, 25.41 (8th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)
Tagged with subjects: • Joab

Found in books: Gera (2014) 352; Levine Allison and Crossan (2006) 340

25.41. וַתָּקָם וַתִּשְׁתַּחוּ אַפַּיִם אָרְצָה וַתֹּאמֶר הִנֵּה אֲמָתְךָ לְשִׁפְחָה לִרְחֹץ רַגְלֵי עַבְדֵי אֲדֹנִי׃''. None

25.41. And she arose, and bowed herself on her face to the earth, and said, Behold, let thy handmaid be a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.''. None

4. Hebrew Bible, 2 Samuel, 11.21, 14.2 (8th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)
Tagged with subjects: • Joab

Found in books: Gera (2014) 288, 328, 334, 350, 393; Levine Allison and Crossan (2006) 340; Zawanowska and Wilk (2022) 409

11.21. מִי־הִכָּה אֶת־אֲבִימֶלֶךְ בֶּן־יְרֻבֶּשֶׁת הֲלוֹא־אִשָּׁה הִשְׁלִיכָה עָלָיו פֶּלַח רֶכֶב מֵעַל הַחוֹמָה וַיָּמָת בְּתֵבֵץ לָמָּה נִגַּשְׁתֶּם אֶל־הַחוֹמָה וְאָמַרְתָּ גַּם עַבְדְּךָ אוּרִיָּה הַחִתִּי מֵת׃
14.2. וַיִּשְׁלַח יוֹאָב תְּקוֹעָה וַיִּקַּח מִשָּׁם אִשָּׁה חֲכָמָה וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלֶיהָ הִתְאַבְּלִי־נָא וְלִבְשִׁי־נָא בִגְדֵי־אֵבֶל וְאַל־תָּסוּכִי שֶׁמֶן וְהָיִית כְּאִשָּׁה זֶה יָמִים רַבִּים מִתְאַבֶּלֶת עַל־מֵת׃'
14.2. לְבַעֲבוּר סַבֵּב אֶת־פְּנֵי הַדָּבָר עָשָׂה עַבְדְּךָ יוֹאָב אֶת־הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה וַאדֹנִי חָכָם כְּחָכְמַת מַלְאַךְ הָאֱלֹהִים לָדַעַת אֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר בָּאָרֶץ׃ '. None

11.21. Who smote Avimelekh the son of Yerubbeshet? did not a woman cast an upper millstone upon him from the wall, that he died in Teveż? why did you go so near the wall? then say thou, Thy servant Uriyya the Ĥittite is dead also.
14.2. And Yo᾽av sent to Teqo῾a, and fetched from there a wise woman, and said to her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and do not anoint thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:''. None

5. Hebrew Bible, Judges, 9.53 (8th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)
Tagged with subjects: • Joab

Found in books: Gera (2014) 334, 411; Zawanowska and Wilk (2022) 409

9.53. וַתַּשְׁלֵךְ אִשָּׁה אַחַת פֶּלַח רֶכֶב עַל־רֹאשׁ אֲבִימֶלֶךְ וַתָּרִץ אֶת־גֻּלְגָּלְתּוֹ׃''. None

9.53. And a woman cast an upper millstone upon Avimelekh’s head, and crushed his skull.''. None

Please note: the results are produced through a computerized process which may frequently lead to errors, both in incorrect tagging and in other issues. Please use with caution.
Due to load times, full text fetching is currently attempted for validated results only.
Full texts for Hebrew Bible and rabbinic texts is kindly supplied by Sefaria; for Greek and Latin texts, by Perseus Scaife, for the Quran, by Tanzil.net

For a list of book indices included, see here.

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