Say to Amasa,‘ Are you not my flesh and blood? God will punish me severely, if from this time on you are not the commander of my army in place of Joab!’”
Now Joab was the general in command of all the army of Israel. Benaiah the son of Jehoida was over the Kerethites and the Perethites.Adoniram was supervisor of the work crews. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the secretary.
Joab son of Zeruiah was commanding general of the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was secretary;Zadok son of Ahitub and Abimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Shavsha was scribe;Benaiah son of Jehoiada supervised the Kerethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were the king’s leading officials.