SEV Biblia, Chapter 18:2
Y puso la tercera parte del pueblo bajo la mano de Joab, y otra tercera bajo la mano de Abisai, hijo de Sarvia, hermano de Joab, y la otra tercera parte bajo la mano de Ittai geteo. Y dijo el rey al pueblo: Yo también saldré con vosotros.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 2. And David sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of Joab , etc.] Very likely that which made the centre of the army, since Joab was the general of the army; though this distribution was made when David thought to have headed the army himself, and so made with respect to that: and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother ; who was next to Joab in the army, and fought with him against the Syrians and Ammonites, ( 2 Samuel 10:10,11); and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite ; of whom (see Samuel 15:19); of these two parts consisted the right and left wings of the army: and the king said unto the people ; the soldiers, and particularly the officers: I will surely go forth with you myself also ; in which he seemed very resolute and peremptory; and this he proposed to do, not merely to animate the soldiers with his presence, and to show that he was willing to hazard his life with them, but chiefly for the sake of Absalom, to preserve his life, if possible.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-8 - How does David render good for evil! Absalom would have only Davi smitten; David would have only Absalom spared. This seems to be resemblance of man's wickedness towards God, and God's mercy to man, of which it is hard to say which is most amazing. Now the Israelites se what it is to take counsel against the Lord and his anointed.
Original Hebrew
וישׁלח 7971 דוד 1732 את 853 העם 5971 השׁלשׁית 7992 ביד 3027 יואב 3097 והשׁלשׁית 7992 ביד 3027 אבישׁי 52 בן 1121 צרויה 6870 אחי 251 יואב 3097 והשׁלשׁת 7992 ביד 3027 אתי 863 הגתי 1663 ויאמר 559 המלך 4428 אל 413 העם 5971 יצא 3318 אצא 3318 גם 1571 אני 589 עמכם׃ 5973
