Sa mu el 272 conquest occurs sometime after his anointment as king over all Israel and a few months before the end of his eight years’ reign . 2 Benjamin Mazar ( 1963 ) , however, has suggested that the con - quest of the Zion fortress by David occurs significantly earlier—at the end of the first year of David’s rule in Hebron and no later than the beginning of the second year of his reign . Among his arguments, Mazar has pointed to the fact that the appointment of Joab as a chief commander of David’s army is granted to Joab as a reward for his successful conquest of Jerusalem ( 1 Chr 11 : 6 ) . Since at the Battle at Gibeon, Joab appears as the chief commander of David’s army who deals with his counterpart Abner, Ishbosheth’s army chief commander Sam 2 : 13 – 14,22,26 – 28 ; 3 : 22 – 23 ) , it proves that the conquest of 2 ( Zion and Joab’s promotion to his high rank occur earlier, and before the battle of Gibeon and the assassination of Abner . Some scholars adopted Mazar’s suggestio...
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