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2 Samuel 18:2

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.”

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ASV

And David sent forth the people, a third part under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said unto the people, I will surely go forth with you myself also.

KJV

And David sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said unto the people, I will surely go forth with you myself also.

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27 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיְשַׁלַּ֨חvay.sha.Lachand he sent outH7971 →
דָּוִ֜דda.VidDavidH1732 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הָעָ֗םha.'Amthe peopleH5971 →
הַשְּׁלִשִׁ֤יתha.she.li.Shitthe thirdH7992 →
בְּיַד־be.yad-[was] in [the] hand ofH3027 →
יוֹאָב֙yo.'AvJoabH3097 →
וְ֠הַשְּׁלִשִׁיתVe.ha.she.li.shitand the thirdH7992 →
בְּיַ֨דbe.Yad[was] in [the] hand ofH3027 →
אֲבִישַׁ֤י'a.vi.ShaiAbishaiH52 →
בֶּן־ben-[the] son ofH1121 →
צְרוּיָה֙tze.ru.YahZeruiahH6870 →
אֲחִ֣י'a.Chi[the] brother ofH251 →
יוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvJoabH3097 →
וְהַ֨שְּׁלִשִׁ֔תve.Ha.she.li.Shitand the thirdH7992 →
בְּיַ֖דbe.Yad[was] in [the] hand ofH3027 →
אִתַּ֣י'i.TaiIttaiH863 →
הַגִּתִּ֑י סha.gi.Tithe GittiteH1663 →
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
הָעָ֔םha.'Amthe peopleH5971 →
יָצֹ֥אya.Tzo'certainly <to go out>H3318 →
אֵצֵ֛א'e.Tze'I will go outH3318 →
גַּם־gam-alsoH1571 →
אֲנִ֖י'a.NiIH589 →
עִמָּכֶֽם׃'i.ma.Khemwith youH5973 →

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2 Samuel 15:19Then the king said to Ittai the Gittite, “Why should you also go with us? Go back and stay with the new king, since you are both a foreigner and an exile from your homeland.Judges 7:16And he divided the three hundred men into three companies and gave each man a ram’s horn in one hand and a large jar in the other, containing a torch.1 Kings 2:28When the news reached Joab, who had conspired with Adonijah but not with Absalom, he fled to the tent of the LORD and took hold of the horns of the altar.2 Samuel 15:19–22Then the king said to Ittai the Gittite, “Why should you also go with us? Go back and stay with the new king, since you are both a foreigner and an exile from your homeland.2 Samuel 23:18Now Abishai, the brother of Joab and son of Zeruiah, was chief of the Three, and he lifted his spear against three hundred men, killed them, and won a name along with the Three.2 Samuel 10:7–10On hearing this, David sent Joab and the entire army of mighty men.Psalms 27:1–3The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— whom shall I dread?Judges 7:19Gideon and the hundred men with him reached the outskirts of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch, just after the changing of the guard. They blew their horns and broke the jars that were in their hands.Psalms 3:6I will not fear the myriads set against me on every side.1 Samuel 11:11The next day Saul organized the troops into three divisions, and during the morning watch they invaded the camp of the Ammonites and slaughtered them, until the hottest part of the day. And the survivors were so scattered that no two of them were left together.Psalms 118:6–8The LORD is on my side; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?2 Samuel 17:11Instead, I advise that all Israel from Dan to Beersheba—a multitude like the sand on the seashore—be gathered to you, and that you yourself lead them into battle.Judges 9:43So he took his men, divided them into three companies, and lay in wait in the fields. When he saw the people coming out of the city, he rose up against them and attacked them.2 Samuel 15:18and all his servants marched past him—all the Cherethites and Pelethites, and six hundred Gittites who had followed him from Gath.1 Chronicles 11:20Now Abishai, the brother of Joab, was chief of the Three, and he lifted his spear against three hundred men, killed them, and won a name along with the Three.2 Samuel 20:6And David said to Abishai, “Now Sheba the son of Bichri will do us more harm than Absalom. Take your lord’s servants and pursue him, or he will find fortified cities and elude us.”2 Samuel 6:10So he was unwilling to move the ark of the LORD to the City of David; instead, he took it aside to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.

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