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Absalom’s Defeat and Death

18 David now mustered the men who were with him and appointed generals and captains[a] to lead them.

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  1. 18:1 Hebrew appointed commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds.

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

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12 Some will be generals and captains in his army,[a] some will be forced to plow in his fields and harvest his crops, and some will make his weapons and chariot equipment.

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  1. 8:12 Hebrew commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties.

12 Some he will assign to be commanders(A) of thousands and commanders of fifties, and others to plow his ground and reap his harvest, and still others to make weapons of war and equipment for his chariots.

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10 Early the next morning Joshua roused his men and started toward Ai, accompanied by the elders of Israel.

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10 Early the next morning(A) Joshua mustered his army, and he and the leaders of Israel(B) marched before them to Ai.

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Moses commanded Joshua, “Choose some men to go out and fight the army of Amalek for us. Tomorrow, I will stand at the top of the hill, holding the staff of God in my hand.”

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Moses said to Joshua,(A) “Choose some of our men and go out to fight the Amalekites. Tomorrow I will stand on top of the hill with the staff(B) of God in my hands.”

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