2 Samuel 18:1
Then David reviewed his troops and appointed over them commanders of hundreds and of thousands.
2 He sent out the troops, a third under Joab, a third under Joab’s brother Abishai son of Zeruiah, and a third under Ittai the Gittite. And the king said to the troops, “I will surely march out with you as well.”
3 But the people pleaded, “You must not go out! For if we have to flee, they will pay no attention to us. Even if half of us die, they will not care; but you are worth ten thousand of us. It is better for now if you support us from the city.”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Then David reviewed his troops and appointed over them commanders of hundreds and of thousands.
- KJV
- And David numbered the people that were with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them.
- WEB
- David counted the people who were with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them.
- ASV
- And David numbered the people that were with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them.
- DARBY
- And David marshalled the people that were with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them.
- BLB
- And David numbered the people who [were] with him, and he set over them captains of thousands and captains of hundreds.
- ÅB
- David mønstret folket som var med ham, og satte høvedsmenn over dem, noen over tusen og noen over hundre.
- OTB
- Så mønstret David folket som var med ham, og satte over dem høvedsmenn over tusen og høvedsmenn over hundre.
- B1930
- David mønstret folket som var med ham, og satte høvedsmenn over dem, nogen over tusen og nogen over hundre.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Joshua 8:10
Joshua got up early the next morning and mobilized his men, and he and the elders of Israel marched before them up to Ai.
Read in contextExodus 17:9
So Moses said to Joshua, “Choose some of our men and go out to fight the Amalekites. Tomorrow I will stand on the hilltop with the staff of God in my hand.”
Read in context1 Samuel 8:12
He will appoint some for himself as commanders of thousands and of fifties, and others to plow his ground, to reap his harvest, to make his weapons of war, and to equip his chariots.
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