Then the kingsaidto them, "Whateverseemsbestto you I will do."So the kingstoodbesidethe gate,and allthe peoplewentout by hundredsand thousands.
Then Davidnumberedthe peoplewhowere with him and setoverthem commandersof thousandsand commandersof hundreds.
Now Davidwas sittingbetweenthe twogates;and the watchmanwentup to the roofof the gateby the wall,and raisedhis eyesand looked,and behold,a manrunningby himself.
The kingchargedJoaband Abishaiand Ittai,saying,"[Deal] gentlyfor my sake with the youngmanAbsalom."And allthe peopleheardwhen the kingchargedallthe commandersconcerningAbsalom.
A spiritof justicefor him who sitsin judgment,A strengthto those who repelthe onslaughtat the gate.
And the lordsof the Philistineswere proceedingon by hundredsand by thousands,and Davidand his menwere proceedingon in the rearwith Achish.
