Joab

Death of Absalom, 1860 woodcut by Julius Schnorr von Karolsfeld. Joab is depicted directly to the left of Absalom

Joab (Hebrew יוֹאָבModern: Yōʼav, Tiberian: Yōʼāḇ) the son of Zeruiah, was the nephew of King David and the commander of his army, according to the Hebrew Bible.