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Waiting for reviewi / jCandidate #5667 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

ioabjoab

i standing for j: Iesus → Jesus, iudge → judge.

Puritas changed it
1,593 times in 497 works
Consistency
99.1% (1,593 of 1,607)
Reach if approved
~1,689 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner
Agrees: joab
Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
1,607 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
None
Taken into joins
None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (1,593 changes in 497 works, 99.1% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 1,593)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
  1. Printed
    … off vnto thee a man from the ſeate of Iſraell. 5. Moreover, thou knoweſt what IoabJoab the ſonne of Zerviah hath done vnto me, what he hath done to the …
    With rule
    … off vnto thee a man from the ſeate of Iſraell. 5. Moreover, thou knoweſt what IoabJoab the ſonne of Zerviah hath done vnto me, what he hath done to the …

    Dudley Fenner · Godly and Learned Treatises · p. 51 · Open in the reader

  2. Printed
    … Sarah, his wife, Moses the Iew, to Iethro the Gentile; David the Soveraigne, to IoabJoab the subject; yea, let not Apollo, though eloquent, and mighty in Scripture, thinke scorne …
    With rule
    … Sarah, his wife, Moses the Iew, to Iethro the Gentile; David the Soveraigne, to IoabJoab the subject; yea, let not Apollo, though eloquent, and mighty in Scripture, thinke scorne …

    Thomas Fuller · Josephs Party-Colored Coat · p. 168 · Open in the reader

  3. Printed
    … againſt all reaſon, as well as religion, and the perſwaſion, yea oppoſition, not of IoabJoab onely, but others alſo of his Counſellors, the Captaines of the hoſt; a man …
    With rule
    … againſt all reaſon, as well as religion, and the perſwaſion, yea oppoſition, not of IoabJoab onely, but others alſo of his Counſellors, the Captaines of the hoſt; a man …

    Thomas Goodwin · A Child of Light Walking in Darkness · p. 107 · Open in the reader

  4. Printed
    Fifthly, not to admoniſh them in loue and reuerence, if neede require: IoabJoab offended herein, 2. Sam. 19. 5. 6. 7.
    With rule
    Fifthly, not to admoniſh them in loue and reuerence, if neede require: IoabJoab offended herein, 2. Sam. 19. 5. 6. 7.

    Thomas Granger · The Tree of Good and Evil · p. 18 · Open in the reader

  5. Printed
    … aith, Dicūt, sed non faciunt, They say, but doe not: So these men, (as IoabJoab did to Abner) they speake fairlie, but deale most foulie vvith venerable Antiquitie: 1. Rejecting …
    With rule
    … aith, Dicūt, sed non faciunt, They say, but doe not: So these men, (as IoabJoab did to Abner) they speake fairlie, but deale most foulie vvith venerable Antiquitie: 1. Rejecting …

    William Guild · Popish Glorying in Antiquity Turned to their Shame · p. 8 · Open in the reader

  6. Printed
    … al endowments & gifts of body and minde: The ſtrength of Goliah, the valour of IoabJoab, the beautie of Abſalom, the wiſdome of Achitophel, the eloquence of Herod, the honour …
    With rule
    … al endowments & gifts of body and minde: The ſtrength of Goliah, the valour of IoabJoab, the beautie of Abſalom, the wiſdome of Achitophel, the eloquence of Herod, the honour …

    Adam Harsnett · A Touch-Stone of Grace · p. 221 · Open in the reader

  7. Printed
    … Chriſt, and grace, and dutie, be neglected, thou weigheſt it not; I ſay as IoabJoab this day, I ſee it and know it. If grace had never beene communicated …
    With rule
    … Chriſt, and grace, and dutie, be neglected, thou weigheſt it not; I ſay as IoabJoab this day, I ſee it and know it. If grace had never beene communicated …

    Thomas Hooker · The Christians Two Chief Lessons · p. 55 · Open in the reader

  8. Printed
    … Not only blood ſpilt, but ſpared. There is no Sanctuary for wilfull murtherers, but IoabJoab muſt be ſlaine though he haue hold on the hornes of the Altar. God …
    With rule
    … Not only blood ſpilt, but ſpared. There is no Sanctuary for wilfull murtherers, but IoabJoab muſt be ſlaine though he haue hold on the hornes of the Altar. God …

    Robert Jenison · The Height of Israels Heathenish Idolatry · p. 27 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (14)

8 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 6 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

History of the First Ten Persecutions A13296

  • Printed
    … Christ, not to make his majestie like vnto ADONIIAH, 1. Reg. 1. This proud man called IOABJOAB the Captaine of the hoste, and ABIATHAR the Priest, and the kings sonnes except …
    With rule
    … Christ, not to make his majestie like vnto ADONIIAH, 1. Reg. 1. This proud man called IOABJOAB the Captaine of the hoste, and ABIATHAR the Priest, and the kings sonnes except …

    Patrick Simson · History of the First Ten Persecutions · Open in the reader

Harmony Upon 2 Samuel A15403

  • Printed
    1. IOabJoab sawe Dauids affection well enclined toward Absalom: not turned against Absalom, as Osiand. for …
    With rule
    1. IOabJoab sawe Dauids affection well enclined toward Absalom: not turned against Absalom, as Osiand. for …

    Andrew Willet · Harmony Upon 2 Samuel · p. 87 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    1. IOabJoab much forgetteth himselfe in speaking so boldly and irreuerently to the king, otherwise then …
    With rule
    1. IOabJoab much forgetteth himselfe in speaking so boldly and irreuerently to the king, otherwise then …

    Andrew Willet · Harmony Upon 2 Samuel · p. 113 · Open in the reader

Works of Joseph Hall A68126

  • Printed
    ABNER and IOABJOAB.
    With rule
    ABNER and IOABJOAB.

    Joseph Hall · Works of Joseph Hall · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    ABNER and IOABJOAB.
    With rule
    ABNER and IOABJOAB.

    Joseph Hall · Works of Joseph Hall · p. 1118 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    The Execution of IOABJOAB, and SHIMEI.
    With rule
    The Execution of IOABJOAB, and SHIMEI.

    Joseph Hall · Works of Joseph Hall · p. 1261 · Open in the reader

The Bible Battles A68550

  • Printed
    IOABJOAB the Generals ſpeech.
    With rule
    IOABJOAB the Generals ſpeech.

    Richard Bernard · The Bible Battles · Open in the reader

The Throne of David A85769

  • Printed
    1. V. 1. IOabJoab perceiving the Kings heart to be towards Abſolon, reſolves to deale for his reduction …
    With rule
    1. V. 1. IOabJoab perceiving the Kings heart to be towards Abſolon, reſolves to deale for his reduction …

    William Guild · The Throne of David · p. 190 · Open in the reader