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1 Chronicles 18:15 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 15. 15And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, recorder.
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Quick Meaning
This verse advances the thought unit through its next name, action, speech, or consequence: “And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, recorder.” Its responsible meaning belongs to the complete movement “The reign is summarized through justice and offices.”
Justice and judgment over all Israel
This verse is one part of that explanation in 1 Chronicles 18:14–17. The complete section carries the connected meaning and how it should shape life.
Read It With
- 1 Chronicles 18:14–17
Read 1 Chronicles 18:15 with 18:14–17. The selected wording supplies one step in the thought unit through its next name, action, speech, or consequence; the surrounding verses supply the relationships and outcome summarized here: David's rule over all Israel is described as justice and judgment, followed by military, record, priestly, scribal, guard, and royal-family offices.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Within “The reign is summarized through justice and offices,” 1 Chronicles 18:15 advances the thought unit through its next name, action, speech, or consequence through the wording “And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, recorder.” Its placement is governed by this reviewed relationship: The summary evaluates royal government while exposing the administrative structure behind it. 1 Chronicles 18:9–13 has just established this prior movement: Tou's son brings congratulatory vessels, David dedicates them with metals from conquered peoples, and Abishai's Edomite victory brings further subjection. Together those details explain why “The reign is summarized through justice and offices” belongs here rather than merely following a database record.
Read 1 Chronicles 18:14–17 together
Why these verses belong together: 1 Chronicles 18:14–17 forms the complete movement “The reign is summarized through justice and offices”: David's rule over all Israel is described as justice and judgment, followed by military, record, priestly, scribal, guard, and royal-family offices.
Verse 14. 14 So David reigned over all Israel, and executed judgment and justice among all his people.
Verse 15. 15 And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, recorder.
Verse 16. 16 And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Shavsha was scribe;
Verse 17. 17 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king.
What Remains True
Leadership is accountable for truth, justice, lives, land, and labor; remembered calling or success does not erase harm or remove correction. This unit tests that truth through the narrated movement: David's rule over all Israel is described as justice and judgment, followed by military, record, priestly, scribal, guard, and royal-family offices. In 1 Chronicles 18:15, the concrete line “And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, recorder” keeps that truth accountable to the narrated evidence.
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read 1 Chronicles 18:14–17 — The reign is summarized through justice and officesSources used for this Verse Lens
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
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Supports: Exact KJV wording, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete verse coverage for this thought unit.
Exact location: 1 Chronicles 18:14–17, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: 1 Chronicles
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Hebrew wording, morphology, names, clauses, regnal formulas, temple vocabulary, older-English controls, and translation limits.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v.2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/1Chr.xml, Masoretic words and morphology for 18:14–17
Open source ↗translation and translator notes
NET Bible Full Notes: 1 Chronicles
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press; STEP Bible presentation, 2019 edition; current web presentation
Supports: Unit-bounded translation comparisons and only those lexical, textual, grammatical, numerical, historical, and parallel-passage notes attached to these verses.
Exact location: STEP Bible NET2full, 1 Chronicles 18:14–17, verse-attached translation and translator notes
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