And so it shall be, when the officers have finished speaking to the people, that they shall make captains of the armies to lead the people.
“The officers shall speak further to the people, and say, ‘What man is there who is fearful and fainthearted? Let him go and return to his house, lest the heart of his brethren faint like his heart.’
“When you go near a city to fight against it, then proclaim an offer of peace to it.
And David numbered the people who were with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them.