Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Samuel 8:16:

• Kupsabiny: “Joab who was son Zeruiah, was in charge of all (the) soldiers, but the one who was the attendant/assistant to the king was Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “The commanding general was Joab, son of Zeruiah, Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the one who wrote the events of the land.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “The-(one-who) leads-over his soldiers was Joab the child of Zeruya. The one-who-is-in-charge of the records/documents of the kingdom was Jehoshafat the child of Ahilud.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Joab was the army commander; Jehoshaphat, the son of Ahilud, was the man who reported to the people everything that David decided that they should do;” (Source: Translation for Translators)