¹⁶ So David did as God commanded him, and they struck down the Philistine army, all the way from Gibeon^(A) to Gezer.^(B)

¹⁷ So David’s fame^(C) spread throughout every land, and the Lord made all the nations fear^(D) him.

¹⁸ Then the Spirit^(A) came on Amasai,^(B) chief of the Thirty, and he said:

So David received them and made them leaders of his raiding bands.

²² Day after day men came to help David, until he had a great army, like the army of God.^[a]