Therefore it says, “When he ascended on high he captured ¹  captives; he gave gifts to men.” ² 

So David got up early in the morning and entrusted the flock to someone else who would watch over it. ¹  After loading up, he went just as Jesse had instructed him. He arrived at the camp ²  as the army was going out to the battle lines shouting its battle cry.

They will attack ¹  you with weapons, ²  chariots, wagons, and with a huge army; ³  they will array themselves against you on every side with large shields, small shields, and helmets. I will assign them the task of judgment; ⁴  they will punish you according to their laws.

In the evening the quail ¹  came up and covered the camp, and in the morning a layer of dew was all around the camp.

Then the officers who were over the thousands of the army, the commanders over thousands and the commanders over hundreds, approached Moses

¹ These are the journeys of the Israelites, who went out of the land of Egypt by their divisions under the authority ²  of Moses and Aaron.

Indeed, it was the very hand of the Lord that eliminated them from within ¹  the camp until they were all gone.

When you go out as an army against your enemies, guard yourselves against anything impure. ¹ 

But if you are afraid to attack, go down to the camp with Purah your servant

He fought bravely, striking down the Amalekites and delivering Israel from the hand of its enemies. ¹ 

When King Toi ¹  of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer,

Joab son of Zeruiah was general in command of ¹  the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was secretary;

May the Lord punish him for the blood he shed; ¹  behind my father David’s back he struck down and murdered with the sword two men who were more innocent and morally upright than he ²  – Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel’s army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah’s army.

Benaiah son of Jehoiada was commander of ¹  the army. Zadok and Abiathar were priests.

So he sent horses and chariots there, along with a good-sized army. ¹  They arrived during the night and surrounded the city.

These Gadites were military leaders; the least led a hundred men, the greatest a thousand. ¹ 

David did just as God commanded him, and they struck down the Philistine army from Gibeon to Gezer.

Joab son of Zeruiah was commanding general of ¹  the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was secretary;

When David heard the news, he sent Joab and the entire army to meet them. ¹ 

He was a descendant of Perez; he was in charge of all the army officers for the first month.