2 Samuel 8:16

16 Joab, hijo de Sarvia, era el comandante del ejército; Josafat, hijo de Ahilud, era el historiador del reino.

2 Samuel 8:16 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 8:16

And Joab the son of Zeruiah [was] over the host
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, ( 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 ( 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" ^F7; 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 {h}.

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FOOTNOTES:

F7 (rykzm) "commemorans", Montanus; "commemorator", Syr. Ar. "memorans, sive reducens in memoriam", Vatablus.
F8 Vid. Beckium in Targ. 1 Chron. xviii. 15.

2 Samuel 8:16 In-Context

14 Puso guarniciones militares por todo Edom, y los edomitas se convirtieron en súbditos de David. Es más, el Señor
le daba la victoria a David dondequiera que iba.

15 De modo que David reinó sobre todo Israel e hizo lo que era justo y correcto para su pueblo.

16 Joab, hijo de Sarvia, era el comandante del ejército; Josafat, hijo de Ahilud, era el historiador del reino.

17 Sadoc, hijo de Ahitob, y Ahimelec, hijo de Abiatar, eran los sacerdotes; Seraías era el secretario de la corte.

18 Benaía, hijo de Joiada, era el capitán de la guardia personal del rey,
y los hijos de David servían como líderes sacerdotales.