2 Samuel 18:1-2

Common English Bible

Absalom’s death

18 Then David gathered the troops who were with him and appointed unit commanders over thousands and hundreds. ² David sent out the army—a third under Joab’s command, a third under the command of Abishai, Zeruiah’s son, and a third under the command of Ittai the Gittite. The king told the troops, “I will march out with you myself.”