2 Samuel 18:1
And David numbered the people that were with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them.
2 And David sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said unto the people, I will surely go forth with you myself also.
3 But the people answered, Thou shalt not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us: but now thou art worth ten thousand of us: therefore now it is better that thou succour us out of the city.
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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
And Joshua rose up early in the morning, and numbered the people, and went up, he and the elders of Israel, before the people to Ai.
Read in contextExodus 17:9
And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in mine hand.
Read in context1 Samuel 8:12
And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and will set them to ear his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots.
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