New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Samuel 18:1-4

1Then DavidH1732 1tookH6485 aH6485 countH6485 of the peopleH5971 whoH834 were with him and 2appointedH7760 overH5921 them commandersH8269 of thousandsH505 and commandersH8269 of hundredsH3967.

2And DavidH1732 sentH7971 the peopleH5971 outH7971, 3a thirdH7992 4under the commandH3027 of JoabH3097, a thirdH7992 5under the commandH3027 of AbishaiH52 the sonH1121 of ZeruiahH6870, Joab’sH3097 brotherH251, and a thirdH7992 6under the commandH3027 of 7IttaiH863 the GittiteH1663. And the kingH4428 saidH559 to the peopleH5971, “I myselfH589 will certainlyH3318 goH3318 outH3318 with you alsoH1571.”

3But the peopleH5971 saidH559, “8You should not goH3318 outH3318; for ifH518 inH5127 factH5127 we fleeH5127, they will not careH7760 H3820 aboutH413 us; and ifH518 halfH2677 of us dieH4191, they will not careH7760 H3820 aboutH413 us. But 9you are 10worth tenH6235 thousandH505 of us; so nowH6258 it is betterH2896 that you will be ready to helpH5826 us from the cityH5892.”

4Then the kingH4428 saidH559 to them, “WhateverH834 seemsH3190 bestH3190 to you I will doH6213.” So 11the kingH4428 stoodH5975 besideH413 H3027 the gateH8179, and allH3605 the peopleH5971 wentH3318 outH3318 by hundredsH3967 and thousandsH505.

Notes

1. 2 Samuel 18:1 Lit mustered ↩
2. 2 Samuel 18:1 Ex 18:25; Num 31:14; 1 Sam 22:7 ↩
3. 2 Samuel 18:2 Judg 7:16; 1 Sam 11:11 ↩
4. 2 Samuel 18:2 Lit by the hand of ↩
5. 2 Samuel 18:2 Lit by the hand of ↩
6. 2 Samuel 18:2 Lit by the hand of ↩
7. 2 Samuel 18:2 2 Sam 15:19-22 ↩
8. 2 Samuel 18:3 2 Sam 21:17 ↩
9. 2 Samuel 18:3 As in some ancient versions; MT for now there are 10,000 like us ↩
10. 2 Samuel 18:3 Lit like us by 10,000 ↩
11. 2 Samuel 18:4 2 Sam 18:24 ↩