2 Samuel 18:2 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

² He then sent out the troops, a third under Joab, a third under Joab’s brother Abishai son of Zeruiah, and a third under Ittai of Gath. The king said to the troops, ‘I must also march out with you.’

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² And David sent forth a third part of the people 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² David sent forth the army, a third under command of Joab, a third under Abishai son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and a third under Ittai the Gittite. [He] told the men, I myself will go out with you also.

American Standard Version (1901)

² 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.

Common English Bible

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.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

² And he placed a third part of the people under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, the brother of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Ittai, who was from Gath. And the king said to the people, "I, too, will go forth with you."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

² And sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abisai the son of Sarvia Joab's brother, and a third part under the hand of Ethai, who was of Geth. And the king said to the people: I also will go forth with you.

2 Samuel 18:2 Cross References

2 Samuel 17:11

Instead, I advise that all Israel from Dan to Beer-sheba #– #as numerous as the sand by the sea   #– #be gathered to you and that you personally go into battle.

2 Samuel 21:17

But Abishai son of Zeruiah came to his aid, struck the Philistine, and killed him. Then David’s men swore to him, ‘You must never again go out with us to battle. You must not extinguish the lamp of Israel.’

2 Samuel 23:18

Abishai, Joab’s brother and son of Zeruiah,  was leader of the Three.  He wielded his spear against three hundred men and killed them, gaining a reputation among the Three.

2 Samuel 8:16

Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was court historian;

1 Kings 2:28

The news reached Joab. Since he had supported Adonijah  but not Absalom,  Joab fled to the Lord’s tabernacle and took hold of the horns of the altar.

Judges 7:16

Then he divided the three hundred men into three companies and gave each of the men a ram’s horn in one hand and an empty jug with a torch inside it in the other hand.

Judges 7:19

Gideon and the hundred men who were with him went to the outpost of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch after the sentries had been stationed. They blew their rams’ horns and broke the jugs that were in their hands.

Judges 9:43

He took the troops, divided them into three companies, and waited in ambush in the countryside. He looked, and the people were coming out of the city, so he arose against them and struck them down.

1 Samuel 11:11

The next day Saul organised the troops into three divisions.  During the morning watch, they invaded the Ammonite camp and slaughtered them until the heat of the day. There were survivors, but they were so scattered that no two of them were left together.