# Joab was over ... Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over ... Adoniram was over

The phrase "was over" refers to having authority over a group of people. Alternate translation: "Joab had authority over ... Benaiah son of Jehoiada had authority over ... Adoniram had authority over" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# Jehoiada ... Jehoshaphat ... Ahilud

Translate the names of these men the same as you did in [2 Samuel 8:16-18](../08/15.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# the men who did forced labor

"the slave workers"

# Adoniram ... Sheva ... Ira

These are names of men. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])