fiveof you will chasea hundred,and a hundredof you will chasetenthousand,and your enemieswill fallbeforeyou by the sword.
These[constitute] the listof the mightymenwhomDavidhad: Jashobeam,the sonof a Hachmonite,the chiefof the thirty;he liftedup his spearagainstthreehundredwhom he killedat onetime.
As for Abshaithe brotherof Joab,he was chiefof the thirty,and he swunghis spearagainstthreehundredand killedthem; and he had a nameas well as the thirty.
Now the restof the Jewswho[were] in the king'sprovincesassembled,to defendtheir livesand ridthemselvesof their enemies,and kill75000of those who hatedthem; but they did not laytheir handson the plunder.
But you will chaseyour enemiesand they will fallbeforeyou by the sword;
"In that daythe LORDwill defendthe inhabitantsof Jerusalem,and the one who is feebleamong them in that daywill be like David,and the houseof David[will be] like God,like the angelof the LORDbeforethem.
"Onlydo not rebelagainst the LORD;and do not fearthe peopleof the land,for they will be our prey.Their protectionhas been removedfrom them, and the LORDis with us; do not fearthem."
"A thousandfrom each tribeof allthe tribesof Israelyou shall sendto the war."
"The LORDshall causeyour enemieswho riseup againstyou to be defeatedbeforeyou; they will comeout againstyou onewayand will fleebeforeyou sevenways.
"Howcould onechasea thousand,And twoputtenthousandto flight,Unlesstheir Rockhad soldthem, And the LORDhad giventhem up?
"Oneof your menputsto flighta thousand,for the LORDyour Godis He who fightsfor you, justas He promisedyou.
He founda freshjawboneof a donkey,so he reachedout and tookit and killeda thousandmenwith it.
