2 Samuel 18:2

Contextual Overview

¹David mustered the men who were with him and appointed over them commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds. ¹ David mustered the men who were with him and appointed over them commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds. ¹Then David numbered the people who were with him and set over them commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds. ¹ Then David numbered the people who were with him and set over them commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds. ¹ And Dauid numbred the people that were with him, and set captaynes of thousandes and of hundredes ouer them. ¹ David counted his men and chose captains over 1000 and captains over 100 to lead them. ¹ And David mustered the people who were with him, and he set over them commanders of hundreds. ¹ Then David mustered the men who were with him, and set over them commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds. ¹ David numbered the people who were with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them. ¹ And Dauid numbred the people that were with him, and set captaines of thousands, and captaines of hundreds ouer them.

Bible Verse Review
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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

Cross-References

Genesis 18:3
He said, "If I have found favor in your eyes, my lord, do not pass your servant by.

Genesis 18:3
He said, "If I have found favor in your eyes, my lord, do not pass your servant by.

Genesis 18:3
and he said, "My Lord, if now I have found favor in Your sight, please do not pass Your servant by.

Genesis 18:3
and said, "My Lord, if now I have found favor in Your sight, please do not pass Your servant by.

Genesis 18:3
And sayde: Lorde, yf I haue nowe founde fauour in thy sight, passe not away I praye thee from thy seruaunt.

Genesis 18:3
Abraham said, "Sirs, please stay a while with me, your servant.

Genesis 18:3
and said, "My lord, if I have found favor in your sight, do not pass by your servant.

Genesis 18:3
and seide, Lord, if Y haue founde grace in thin iyen, passe thou not thi seruaunt,

Genesis 18:3
And said, My Lord, If now I haue found fauour in thy sight, passe not away, I pray thee, fro thy seruant:

Genesis 18:3
And said, My Lord , if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:

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.