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22 Then the woman wisely went back to her people. They cut off the head of Bichri’s son Sheba and threw it out to Joab, so Joab sounded his battle trumpet and they withdrew from the city. Everybody went back home and Joab returned to the king at Jerusalem.

23 Joab commanded the entire army of Israel, Jehoiada’s son Benaiah commanded the special forces[a] and mercenaries,[b] 24 Adoram supervised conscripted labor, Ahilud’s son Jehoshaphat was the recorder,

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 20:23 Lit. Cherethites; i.e. elite body guards
  2. 2 Samuel 20:23 Lit. Pelethites; i.e. special couriers