“Then David reviewed his troops and appointed over them commanders of thousands and of hundreds.”
2 Samuel 18:1 (BSB)
Context Reading
1Then David reviewed his troops and appointed over them commanders of thousands and of hundreds. 2He 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.” 3But the people pleaded, “You must not go out! For if we have to flee, they will not care about us. Even if half of us die, they will not care. But you are worth ten thousand of us. It is better now if you support us from the city.”