2 Samuel 18:1-8

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 careH7760H3820 aboutH413 us; and ifH518 halfH2677 of us dieH4191, they will not careH7760H3820 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 besideH413H3027 the gateH8179, and allH3605 the peopleH5971 wentH3318 outH3318 by hundredsH3967 and thousandsH505. 5But the kingH4428 commandedH6680 JoabH3097, AbishaiH52, and IttaiH863, sayingH559, “Deal gentlyH328 with the youngH5288 manH5288 AbsalomH53 for my sake.” And 12allH3605 the peopleH5971 heardH8085 when the kingH4428 commandedH6680 allH3605 the commandersH8269 regardingH5921H1697 AbsalomH53.

6Then the peopleH5971 wentH3318 outH3318 to the fieldH7704 againstH7122 IsraelH3478, and the battleH4421 tookH1961 placeH1961 in 13the forestH3293 of EphraimH669. 7The peopleH5971 of IsraelH3478 were 14defeatedH5062 thereH8033 by the servantsH5650 of DavidH1732, and the slaughterH4046 thereH8033 that dayH3117 was greatH1419, twentyH6242 thousandH505 men. 8For the battleH4421 thereH8033 was spreadH6327 overH5921H6440 the wholeH3605 countrysideH776, and the forestH3293 devouredH398 moreH7235 peopleH5971 that dayH3117 thanH4480H834 the swordH2719 devouredH398.