So he tookhis peopleand dividedthem into threecompanies,and layin waitin the field;when he lookedand sawthe peoplecomingout from the city,he aroseagainstthem and slewthem.
Davidsentthe peopleout, one thirdunder the commandof Joab,one thirdunder the commandof Abishaithe sonof Zeruiah,Joab'sbrother,and one thirdunder the commandof Ittaithe Gittite.And the kingsaidto the people,"I myselfwill surelygoout with you also."
Now it cameabout the nextday,that the peoplewentout to the field,and it was toldto Abimelech.
Then Abimelechand the companywhowas with him dashedforward and stoodin the entranceof the citygate;the other twocompaniesthen dashedagainstallwho[were] in the fieldand slewthem.
The nextmorningSaulputthe peoplein threecompanies;and they cameinto the midstof the campat the morningwatchand struckdownthe Ammonitesuntilthe heatof the day.Those who survivedwere scattered,so that notwoof them were lefttogether.
