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Joab was over ... Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over ... Adoniram was over

The phrase "was over" refers to having authority over a group of people. Alternate translation: "Joab had authority over ... Benaiah son of Jehoiada had authority over ... Adoniram had authority over" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)

Jehoiada ... Jehoshaphat ... Ahilud

Translate the names of these men the same as you did in 2 Samuel 8:16-18. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)

the men who did forced labor

"the slave workers"

Adoniram ... Sheva ... Ira

These are names of men. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)