And he said, If the Syrians are stronger than I, then you shall be for me for help; and if the sons of Ammon are stronger than you, then I will come to help you.
And Joab saw that the face of the battle from the front was against him before and behind. And he chose from all the chosen in Israel, and set them in order to meet the Syrians.
And David sent one third of the people by the hand of Joab, and one third by the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, and one third by Ittai the Gittite. And the king said to the people, Going out I will go with you, I also.
And Abishai the son of Zeruiah, the brother of Joab, was the head of three. And he raised up his spear against three hundred, and wounded them. And to him was a name among the three.