King James Version
2 Samuel 18:1 in the King James Version says “And David numbered the people that were with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them.” — study this verse from 2 Samuel chapter 18 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And David numbered the people that were with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them.”
2 Samuel 18:1 · KJV
And David numbered the people that were with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them.
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.
But the people answered, Thou shalt not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us: but now thou art worth ten thousand of us: therefore now it is better that thou succour us out of the city. care: Heb. set their heart on us worth: Heb. as ten thousand of us succour: Heb. be to succour or help
KJV Study — Public Domain
“numbered”
H6485to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“the people”
H5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc
“that were with him and set”
H7760to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“of thousands”
H505hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
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