Verse 2

And David sent a third of the people under the command of Joab, a third under the command of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and a third under the command of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said to the people, I will surely go out with you myself also.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  David delte hæren i tre avdelinger: en under Joabs kommando, en annen under Abisjai, Joabs bror, og en tredje under Itai, gittitten. Kongen sa til mennene: «Jeg vil også dra ut i strid sammen med dere.»

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  David delte folket i tre deler: En tredjedel under Joabs kommando, en tredjedel under Abisjai, Serujas sønn, Joabs bror, og en tredjedel under Itai, gittitten. Og kongen sa til folket: Selv vil jeg også dra ut med dere.

• Norsk King James

  Og David sendte ut en tredjedel av folket under Joab, en tredjedel under Abishai, sønn av Zeruiah, Joabs bror, og en tredjedel under Ittai, gittiten. Og kongen sa til folket: "Jeg vil absolutt gå ut med dere selv også."

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  David sendte ut troppene, en tredjedel under Joabs kommando, en tredjedel under Abisjai, Joabs bror og Seraijas sønn, og en tredjedel under Itaj fra Gat. Kongen sa til troppene: Jeg vil også dra ut med dere.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  David sendte ut hæren, en tredjedel under Joabs kommando, en tredjedel under Abisjai, sønn av Seruja og Joabs bror, og en tredjedel under kommando av Ittai fra Gat. Kongen sa til folket: "Jeg skal også gå ut med dere."

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  David sendte en tredjedel av folket under ledelse av Joab, en tredjedel under ledelse av Abisjai, sønn av Seruja, Joabs bror, og en tredjedel under ledelse av Ittai fra Gat. Og kongen sa til folket: Jeg vil også gå ut med dere.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  David sendte da en tredjedel av folket ut under ledelse av Joab, en tredjedel under Abishai, sønn av Zeruiah, Joabs bror, og en tredjedel under Ittai gittens hånd. Kongen sa til folket: «Jeg skal selvsagt gå ut med dere selv.»

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  David sendte en tredjedel av folket under ledelse av Joab, en tredjedel under ledelse av Abisjai, sønn av Seruja, Joabs bror, og en tredjedel under ledelse av Ittai fra Gat. Og kongen sa til folket: Jeg vil også gå ut med dere.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  David sendte ut en tredjedel av folket under Joabs kommando, en tredjedel under Abisjai, sønn av Seruja og Joabs bror, og en tredjedel under Ittai fra Gat. Kongen sa til folket: "Jeg vil også gå ut med dere."

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  David divided the troops into three groups: one-third under Joab, one-third under Abishai son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and one-third under Ittai the Gittite. Then the king said to the troops, 'I will also go into battle with you.'

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "2 Samuel.18.2", "source": "וַיְשַׁלַּ֨ח דָּוִ֜ד אֶת־הָעָ֗ם הַשְּׁלִשִׁ֤ית בְּיַד־יוֹאָב֙ וְ֠הַשְּׁלִשִׁית בְּיַ֨ד אֲבִישַׁ֤י בֶּן־צְרוּיָה֙ אֲחִ֣י יוֹאָ֔ב וְהַ֨שְּׁלִשִׁ֔ת בְּיַ֖ד אִתַּ֣י הַגִּתִּ֑י ס וַיֹּ֤אמֶר הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ אֶל־הָעָ֔ם יָצֹ֥א אֵצֵ֛א גַּם־אֲנִ֖י עִמָּכֶֽם׃", "text": "*wa-yəšallaḥ* *Dāwid* *ʾet*-*ha-ʿām ha-šəlišit* in-hand-of-*Yôʾāb* and-*ha-šəlišit* in-hand-of *ʾĂbîšay* son-of-*Ṣərûyāh* brother-of *Yôʾāb* and-*ha-šəlišit* in-hand-of *ʾIttay ha-Gittî* *wa-yōʾmer ha-meleḵ* to-*ha-ʿām* going-out I-will-go-out also-I with-you.", "grammar": { "*wa-yəšallaḥ*": "waw-consecutive + piel imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he sent out", "*Dāwid*": "proper noun, masculine singular - David", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*ha-ʿām*": "definite article + common noun, masculine singular - the people/troops", "*ha-šəlišit*": "definite article + ordinal number, feminine singular - the third (part)", "*Yôʾāb*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Joab", "*ʾĂbîšay*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Abishai", "*Ṣərûyāh*": "proper noun, feminine singular - Zeruiah", "*ʾIttay*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Ittai", "*ha-Gittî*": "definite article + gentilic noun, masculine singular - the Gittite", "*wa-yōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*ha-meleḵ*": "definite article + common noun, masculine singular - the king", "*yāṣōʾ ʾēṣēʾ*": "qal infinitive absolute + qal imperfect 1st common singular - I will surely go out" }, "variants": { "*šālaḥ*": "to send/send out/send away", "*šəlišit*": "third (part)/one-third", "*yad*": "hand/power/authority", "*yaṣaʾ*": "to go out/come out/exit" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  David sendte ut folket, en tredjedel under Joabs kommando, en tredjedel under Abisjai, Joabs bror og sønn av Seruja, og en tredjedel under Ittai fra Gat. Kongen sa til folket: 'Jeg vil selv gå med dere.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og David udsendte Folket, den tredie Part under Joabs Haand, og den tredie Part under Abisai, Zerujas Søns, Joabs Broders, Haand, og den tredie Part under Ithai, den Githiters, Haand, og Kongen sagde til Folket: Jeg, jeg vil ogsaa visseligen uddrage med eder.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And David sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said unto the people, I will surely go forth with you myself also.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og David sendte ut en tredjedel av folket under ledelse av Joab, og en tredjedel under ledelse av Abisjai, sønn av Seruja, Joabs bror, og en tredjedel under ledelse av Ittai fra Gat. Og kongen sa til folket: Jeg vil også selv gå med dere.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  David sendte folket ut, en tredjedel under Joab, en tredjedel under Abisjai, sønn av Seruja, Joabs bror, og en tredjedel under Ittai fra Gat. Kongen sa til folket: Jeg vil også selv gå ut med dere.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  David sendte en tredjedel av folket under ledelse av Joab, en tredjedel under ledelse av Abisjai, sønn av Seruja og bror til Joab, og den siste tredjedelen under ledelse av Ittai fra Gat. Kongen sa til folket: 'Jeg vil også gå ut med dere.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og David sendte ut folket: en tredjedel under Joabs ledelse, en tredjedel under Abisjai, Serujas sønn og Joabs bror, og en tredjedel under Ittai fra Gat. Og kongen sa til folket, Jeg vil gå med dere også.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og David sendte folket ut, en tredjedel under Joabs kommando, en tredjedel under Abisjai, sønn av Seruja, Joabs bror, og en tredjedel under Ittai fra Gat. Og kongen sa til folket: Jeg vil selv dra ut med dere.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And sent out of the people one thirde parte vnder Abisai the sonne of Zeru Ia Ioabs brother, and one thirde parte vnder Ithai the Gethite. And the kynge sayde vnto the people: I wyll go forth with you also.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Dauid sent foorth the third part of the people vnder the hand of Ioab, and the thirde part vnder the hand of Abishai Ioabs brother the sonne of Zeruiah: and the other third part vnder the hand of Ittai the Gittite; the King said vnto the people, I will go with you my selfe also.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Dauid set foorth the third part of the people vnder the hande of Ioab, and the third part vnder the hand of Abisai the sonne of Zaruia Ioabs brother, and the other third part vnder the hand of Ithai the Gethite: And the king said vnto the people, I will go with you my selfe also.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And David sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said unto the people, I will surely go forth with you myself also.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  David sent forth the people, a third part under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. The king said to the people, I will surely go forth with you myself also.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and David sendeth the third of the people by the hand of Joab, and the third by the hand of Abishai, son of Zeruiah, brother of Joab, and the third by the hand of Ittai the Gittite, and the king saith unto the people, `I certainly go out -- I also -- with you.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And David sent forth the people, a third part under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said unto the people, I will surely go forth with you myself also.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And David sent the people out, a third of them under the orders of Joab, and a third under the orders of Abishai, son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and a third under Ittai the Gittite. And the king said to the people, And I myself will certainly go out with you.

• World English Bible (2000)

  David sent forth the people, a third part under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. The king said to the people, "I will surely go forth with you myself also."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  David then sent out the army– a third under the leadership of Joab, a third under the leadership of Joab’s brother Abishai son of Zeruiah, and a third under the leadership of Ittai the Gittite. The king said to the troops,“I too will indeed march out with you.”

Referenced Verses

• Judg 7:16 : 16 And he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put a trumpet in every man's hand, with empty pitchers and lamps inside the pitchers.
• 2 Sam 15:19-22 : 19 Then the king said to Ittai the Gittite, Why are you also going with us? Return to your place, and stay with the king: for you are a stranger and also an exile. 20 Whereas you came just yesterday, should I this day make you wander with us? seeing I go where I may, return, and take back your brethren: mercy and truth be with you. 21 And Ittai answered the king, and said, As the LORD lives, and as my lord the king lives, surely in whatever place my lord the king shall be, whether in death or life, even there also will your servant be. 22 And David said to Ittai, Go and pass over. And Ittai the Gittite passed over, and all his men, and all the little ones that were with him.
• 2 Sam 17:11 : 11 Therefore I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered to you, from Dan even to Beersheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that you go to battle in your own person.
• Ps 3:6 : 6 I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people who have set themselves against me all around.
• Ps 27:1-3 : 1 The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? 2 When the wicked, even my enemies and my foes, came upon me to devour my flesh, they stumbled and fell. 3 Though an army should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; though war should rise against me, in this I will be confident.
• Ps 118:6-8 : 6 The LORD is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me? 7 The LORD takes my part with those who help me; therefore, I will see my desire upon those who hate me. 8 It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.
• Judg 7:19 : 19 So Gideon and the hundred men who were with him came to the outside of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch, and they had just set the watch, and they blew the trumpets and broke the pitchers that were in their hands.
• Judg 9:43 : 43 And he took the people, divided them into three companies, and lay in wait in the field, and looked, and behold, the people were coming out of the city; and he rose against them and struck them down.
• 1 Sam 11:11 : 11 And it was so on the morrow, that Saul put the people in three companies, and they came into the midst of the host at the morning watch, and slew the Ammonites until the heat of the day, and it came to pass that those who remained were scattered, so that two of them were not left together.
• 2 Sam 10:7-9 : 7 And when David heard of it, he sent Joab and all the host of the mighty men. 8 And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entrance of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, and of Rehob, and Ishtob, and Maacah, were by themselves in the field. 9 When Joab saw that the front of the battle was against him before and behind, he chose all the elite men of Israel, and set them in array against the Syrians. 10 And the rest of the people he entrusted to the hand of Abishai his brother, that he might set them in array against the children of Ammon.