2 Samuel 18:1-2

New American Standard Bible 1995

Absalom Slain

18 Then David ^[a]numbered the people who were with him and ^(A)set over them commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds. ² David sent the people out, ^(B)one third under the ^[b]command of Joab, one third under the ^[c]command of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, and one third under the ^[d]command of ^(C)Ittai the Gittite. And the king said to the people, “I myself will surely go out with you also.”