2 Samuel 18:2 Cross References: And David sent forth the people, a third part 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.

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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."

Cross References

Judges 7:16
And he divided the three hundred men into three companies and gave each man a trumpet in one hand and a large jar in the other, containing a torch.

1 Samuel 11:11
The next day Saul organized the troops into three divisions, and during the morning watch they invaded the camp of the Ammonites and slaughtered them until the hottest part of the day. And the survivors were so scattered that no two of them were left together.

2 Samuel 15:19
Then the king said to Ittai the Gittite, "Why should you also go with us? Go back and stay with the new king, since you are both a foreigner and an exile from your homeland.

2 Samuel 23:18
Now Abishai, the brother of Joab and son of Zeruiah, was chief of the Three, and he lifted his spear against three hundred men, killed them, and won a name along with the Three.

1 Kings 2:28
When the news reached Joab, who had conspired with Adonijah but not with Absalom, he fled to the tent of the LORD and took hold of the horns of the altar.

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a third part

Judges 7:16, 19
And he divided the three hundred men into three companies and gave each man a trumpet in one hand and a large jar in the other, containing a torch. . . .

Judges 9:43
So he took his men, divided them into three companies, and waited in ambush in the fields. When he saw the people coming out of the city, he rose up against them and attacked them.

the hand of Joab

2 Samuel 10:7-10
On hearing of this, David sent Joab and the entire army of mighty men. . . .

Ittai

2 Samuel 15:19-22
Then the king said to Ittai the Gittite, "Why should you also go with us? Go back and stay with the new king, since you are both a foreigner and an exile from your homeland. . . .

I will surely

2 Samuel 17:11
Instead, I advise that all Israel from Dan to Beersheba--a multitude like the sand by the sea--be gathered to you, and that you yourself lead them into battle.

Psalm 3:6
I will not fear the myriads set against me on every side.

Psalm 27:1-3
The LORD is my light and my salvation--whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life--whom shall I dread? . . .

Psalm 118:6-8
The LORD is with me; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? . . .

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