2 Samuel 18:2

La Bible David Martin

Et David envoya le peuple, [savoir] un tiers sous la conduite de Joab; un autre tiers sous la conduite d'Abisaï fils de Tséruja, frère de Joab; et l'autre tiers sous la conduite d'Ittaï Guittien : puis le Roi dit au peuple : Certainement je sortirai aussi avec vous.

Parallel Translations

La Bible Ostervald (1996)
Et David envoya le peuple, un tiers sous la conduite de Joab, un tiers sous la conduite d'Abishaï, fils de Tséruja et frère de Joab, et un tiers sous la conduite d'Itthaï, le Guitthien. Et le roi dit au peuple: Moi aussi, je veux sortir avec vous.

Darby's French Translation
Et David envoya le peuple, un tiers sous la main de Joab, et un tiers sous la main d'Abishaï, fils de Tseruïa et frère de Joab, et un tiers sous la main d'Itthaï, le Guitthien. Et le roi dit au peuple: Certainement je sortirai moi aussi avec vous.

Louis Segond (1910)
Il plaça le tiers du peuple sous le commandement de Joab, le tiers sous celui d'Abischaï, fils de Tseruja, frère de Joab, et le tiers sous celui d'Ittaï, de Gath. Et le roi dit au peuple: Moi aussi, je veux sortir avec vous.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

a third part: Judges 7:16, Judges 7:19, Judges 9:43

the hand of Joab: 2 Samuel 10:7-10

Ittai: 2 Samuel 15:19-22

I will surely: 2 Samuel 17:11, Psalms 3:6, Psalms 27:1-3, Psalms 118:6-8

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 6:10 - Gittite 2 Samuel 15:18 - Gittites 2 Samuel 20:6 - Abishai 2 Samuel 23:18 - Abishai 1 Kings 2:28 - Joab had 1 Chronicles 11:20 - Abishai Acts 19:30 - the disciples

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And David sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of Joab,.... Very likely that which made the centre of the army, since Joab was the general of the army; though this distribution was made when David thought to have headed the army himself, and so made with respect to that:

and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother; who was next to Joab in the army, and fought with him against the Syrians and Ammonites, 2 Samuel 10:10;

and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite; of whom see

2 Samuel 15:19; of these two parts consisted the right and left wings of the army:

and the king said unto the people; the soldiers, and particularly the officers:

I will surely go forth with you myself also; in which he seemed very resolute and peremptory; and this he proposed to do, not merely to animate the soldiers with his presence, and to show that he was willing to hazard his life with them, but chiefly for the sake of Absalom, to preserve his life, if possible.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

A third part - This seems to have been a favorite division with the Hebrew commanders (see Judges 7:16; Judges 9:43; 1 Samuel 11:11; 2 Kings 11:5-6) and with the Philistines also 1 Samuel 13:17.