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(The view expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)
2 Samuel 20:23–26: “Now Joab was over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites: And Adoram was over the tribute: and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder: And Sheva was scribe: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests: And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David.”
Now that all the threats to David’s kingdom were removed, David was able to settle down to rule his kingdom at peace. Joab, after murdering more than one of his rivals, was reinstated as the head of the army. David seems to have some weaknesses about his sons and some of his close supporters. He should have punished Joab when he first started to follow his own ways. He should also have disciplined Amnon and Absalom but didn’t. Benaiah, on of the mightiest warriors in Israel, was the commander of the guards regiments. Adoram was in charge of collecting taxes. Jehoshaphat was the official archivist and Sheba recorded the laws as they were made. Zadok and Abiathar, who helped David when he fled from Absalom, were the priests and a man called Ira was David’s chief of staff.
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