For at that time day by day there came more to David to help him, until it was a great army, like the army of God.

These were of the sons of Gad, captains of the army: one of the least was over a hundred, and the greatest over a thousand.

And they helped David against the band of raiders: for they were all mighty men of valor, and were captains in the army.

And it shall be, when you shall hear a sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, that then you shall go out to battle: for God has gone forth before you to smite the army of the Philistines.

David therefore did as God commanded him: and they struck the army of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gezer.

Now when Tou king of Hamath heard how David had defeated all the army of Hadadezer king of Zobah;

And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, recorder.

And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the army of the mighty men.

And when the Syrians saw that they were defeated before Israel, they sent messengers, and brought forth the Syrians that were beyond the river: and Shophach the captain of the army of Hadadezer went before them.

But the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew of the Syrians seven thousand men who fought in chariots, and forty thousand footmen, and killed Shophach the captain of the army.

And it came to pass, that after the year was ended, at the time that kings go out to battle, Joab led forth the strength of the army, and ravaged the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David remained at Jerusalem. And Joab defeated Rabbah, and destroyed it.

Moreover David and the captains of the army separated for the service some of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with lyres, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was:

This Shelomoth and his brethren were over all the treasuries of the dedicated things, which David the king, and the heads of the fathers' houses, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the army, had dedicated.

Of the children of Perez was the chief of all the captains of the army for the first month.

The third captain of the army for the third month was Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the priest, as chief: and in his division were twenty and four thousand.

And after Ahithophel was Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar: and the general of the king's army was Joab.