¹¹ He left the rest of the army under the command of his brother Abishai, who was to attack the Ammonites.

¹² Abishai son of Zeruiah destroyed 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt.

⁹ The Ammonite troops came out and drew up their battle lines at the entrance of the city, while the other kings positioned themselves to fight in the open fields.

David’s Thirty Mighty Men

²⁰ Abishai, the brother of Joab, was the leader of the Thirty.^[a] He once used his spear to kill 300 enemy warriors in a single battle. It was by such feats that he became as famous as the Three.