2 Samuel 18:1 - Printer Friendly

ESV: Then David mustered the men who were with him and set over them commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds.

NIV: David mustered the men who were with him and appointed over them commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds.

NASB: Then David took a count of the people who were with him and appointed over them commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds.

CSB: David reviewed his troops and appointed commanders of thousands and of hundreds over them.

NLT: David now mustered the men who were with him and appointed generals and captains to lead them.

KJV: And David numbered the people that were with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them.

NKJV: And David numbered the people who were with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them.

Second Samuel continues the story of David, who will become king over Judah. The other tribes of Israel are resistant, eventually sparking a civil war. David wins and makes Jerusalem his capital. Early success is followed by moral failure and controversy in David's house. The book of 1 Kings will begin by detailing David's decline and death.

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