Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And the king said unto them, What seemeth you best I will do. And the king stood by the gate side, and all the people came out by hundreds and by thousands.
By the gate
By hundreds
Bible References
By the gate
2 Samuel 18:24
David was sitting between the two gates. The watchman walked along the roof of the gate by the wall. He looked at the man running alone.
Isaiah 28:6
He will be a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment, a source of strength to those who repel the attack at the gate.
By hundreds
2 Samuel 18:1
David called the troops that were with him. He appointed commanders in charge of regiments and battalions.
1 Samuel 29:2
The five Philistine kings marched with units of a hundred and of a thousand men. David and his men marched in the rear with King Achish.