John Gill's Exposition on 2 Samuel 8:16

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And Joab the son of Zeruiah [was] over the host, etc.] Which was not only owing to his relation to David, being his sister’s son, but to his promise that whoever smote the Jebusites first should be chief and captain; that is, should have the command of the army under him; this Joab did; and so was entitled to this office, and was put into it, and continued in it, (<131106>1 Chronicles 11:6); and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud [was] recorder; of memorable events, who kept a diary of whatsoever remarkable happened, which were digested into a chronicle, history, or annals; (see <170601>Esther 6:1); so the Targum, he “was appointed over the memorials;” or book of memorials, as Kimchi interprets it; that is, to take care of it, and see that everything worthy of notice was inserted in it; or was “remembrancer” f151; one that put the king in mind what was to be done every day, or in certain cases, and so R. Isaiah explains it, the king’s counsellor; some take him to be chancellor, as Luther and others f152.

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