And when David
David (daw-veed')
loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse -- David.
heard
shama` (shaw-mah')
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
of it he sent
shalach (shaw-lakh')
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
Joab
Yow'ab (yo-awb')
Jehovah-fathered; Joab, the name of three Israelites -- Joab.
and all the host
tsaba' (tsaw-baw')
a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship)
of the mighty men
gibbowr (ghib-bore')
powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant -- champion, chief, excel, giant, man, mighty (man, one), strong (man), valiant man.
