Absalom’s Defeat and Death

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

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.

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

⁹ 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.”