2 Samuel 18:2 meaning and explanation
He sent out the troops, a third under Joab, a third under Joab’s brother Abishai son of Zeruiah, and a third under Ittai the Gittite. And the king said to the troops, “I will surely march out with you as well.”
2 Samuel 18:2, Berean Standard Bible
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David is organizing his forces before battle against his son Absalom, who has seized the throne and driven him from Jerusalem. He divides the army into three parts under Joab, Abishai and Ittai, a Philistine from Gath whose loyalty to David is striking.
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