2 Samuel 18:4 meaning and explanation
“I will do whatever seems best to you,” the king replied. So he stood beside the gate, while all the troops marched out by hundreds and by thousands.
2 Samuel 18:4, Berean Standard Bible
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David has mustered his troops and divided them into three units under Joab, Abishai and Ittai, and he has announced that he will march out with them. His people refuse this, arguing that the king's life is worth ten thousand of them and that his presence would not change the outcome.
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