Person Old Testament
Jozabad
One of two men called Jozabad who, along with other Manassite leaders, joined David at Ziklag when he was returning to fight against the Philistines. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 12:20.
Why it matters. A Manassite leader who joined David at Ziklag
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- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Jozabad
Jozabad is one of two men of that name in 1Ch.12.20 who were leaders from the tribe of Manasseh who joined David at Ziklag. The context of the passage is the listing of the warriors who allied themselves with David during his time of exile and conflict with King Saul (1Ch.12.1-22).
When David was returning to Ziklag, after being dismissed by the Philistine commanders who were suspicious of his loyalty, several Manassite leaders deserted Saul's army and joined David (1Ch.12.19-20). Jozabad is named among these leaders, along with Adnah, Michael, Jediael, Elihu, and Zillethai (1Ch.12.20).
These Manassite leaders were described as mighty men of valor and commanders in the army (1Ch.12.21). They provided significant military support to David, helping him in his raids against the Geshurites, Girzites, and Amalekites, who had attacked and plundered Ziklag (1Ch.12.21; 1Sa.30.1-20).
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
1 Chronicles (1 verse)