1 Chronicles 11:6
6 David said, “Whoever strikes the Jebusites first jshall be chief and commander.” And Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, so he became chief.
1 Chronicles 11:6 — The New International Version (NIV)
6 David had said, “Whoever leads the attack on the Jebusites will become commander-in-chief.” Joab son of Zeruiah went up first, and so he received the command.
1 Chronicles 11:6 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
6 And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief.
1 Chronicles 11:6 — New Living Translation (NLT)
6 David had said to his troops, “Whoever is first to attack the Jebusites will become the commander of my armies!” And Joab, the son of David’s sister Zeruiah, was first to attack, so he became the commander of David’s armies.
1 Chronicles 11:6 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
6 Now David said, “Whoever attacks the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain.” And Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, and became chief.
1 Chronicles 11:6 — New Century Version (NCV)
6 David had said, “The person who leads the attack against the Jebusites will become the commander over all my army.” Joab son of Zeruiah led the attack, so he became the commander of the army.
1 Chronicles 11:6 — American Standard Version (ASV)
6 And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. And Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, and was made chief.
1 Chronicles 11:6 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
6 And David said, Whoever smites the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. And Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief.
1 Chronicles 11:6 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
6 Now, David said, “Whoever is the first to kill a Jebusite will be made a general and a prince.” Zeruiah’s son Joab was the first to go ⸤into Jerusalem⸥, so he became the general.
1 Chronicles 11:6 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
6 David said, “Whoever is the first to kill a Jebusite will become chief commander.” Joab son of Zeruiah went up first, so he became the chief.
1 Chronicles 11:6 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
6 David had said, “Whoever attacks the Jebusites first shall be chief and commander.” And Joab son of Zeruiah went up first, so he became chief.
1 Chronicles 11:6 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
6 Then David said, “Whoever strikes the Jebusites first will be chief and commander.” And Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first and became chief.
1 Chronicles 11:6 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
6 David had said, “Anyone who leads the attack against the Jebusites will become the commander of Israel’s army.” Joab went up first. So he became the commander of the army. He was the son of Zeruiah.
1 Chronicles 11:6 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
6 Now David had said, “Whoever strikes down a Jebusite first shall be chief and commander.” Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, so he became chief.