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1 And David mustered the people who were with him, and appointed commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds over them. 2 David divided the army into three, 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. The king said to the people, |I will surely go forth with you myself also.| 3 But they said, |You must not go out, for if we retreat, no one will care about us. If half of us die, no one will care about us. But you are worth ten thousand of us. So it is better for you to be in the city to help.| 4 The king said to them, |I will do what seems best to you.| The king stood beside the gate, and all the people went out by hundreds and by thousands. 2 Samuel 18:1-4, New Heart English Bible. Public domain.
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