A third part - This seems to have been a favorite division with the Hebrew commanders (Judges 9:43; 1 Samuel 11:11; …

Ittai the Gittite. —Compare note on Judges 15:19. The arrangement of the army in three divisions was common both among the Israeli…

And David sent forth a third part of the people under the hand
of Joab
Very likely th…

How does David render good for evil! Absalom desired that only David be struck down; David desired that only Absalom be spared. This seems to be a …