Person Old Testament
Jozabad
Also known as Jozabad =ESV, NIV; Josabad =KJV
Jozabad, a Benjamite warrior, was one of the mighty men who joined David at Ziklag. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 12:4.
Why it matters. A Benjamite warrior who joined David at Ziklag
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- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Jozabad
Jozabad is mentioned in 1Ch.12.4 as one of the Benjamite warriors who joined David at Ziklag. The context of the passage is the listing of the mighty men who supported David during his time of exile and conflict with King Saul (1Ch.12.1-22).
Jozabad, along with other Benjamite warriors such as Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, joined David at Ziklag while David was still a fugitive from Saul (1Ch.12.1-4). These men were described as brave warriors, trained for battle and skilled with the bow, and able to shoot arrows and sling stones with either the right or left hand (1Ch.12.2).
The passage highlights the support David received from various tribes, including Benjamin, Saul's own tribe (1Ch.12.29).
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)