host

And Shallum the sonne of Kore, the sonne of Ebiasaph, the sonne of Korah, and his brethren (of the house of his father) the Korahites, were ouer the worke of the seruice, keepers of the gates of the Tabernacle: and their fathers being ouer the hoste of the LORD, were keepers of the entrie.

1611 marginal noteHeb. thresholds.

¶ Now three of the thirtie captaines, went downe to the rocke of Dauid, into the caue of Adullam, and the host of the Philistines encamped in the valley of Rephaim.

1611 marginal noteOr, three captaines ouer the thirtie.

And the three brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and tooke it and brought it to Dauid. But Dauid would not drink of it, but powred it out to the LORD,

These were of the sonnes of Gad, captaines of the hoste: one of the least was ouer an hundred, and the greatest, ouer a thousand.

1611 marginal noteOr, one that was least could resist an hundred, and the greatest a thousand.

And they helped Dauid against the band of the Rouers: for they were all mighty men of valour, and were captaines in the hoste.

1611 marginal noteOr, with a band.

For at that time day by day, there came to Dauid to helpe him, vntill it was a great hoste, like the hoste of God.

And it shall bee, when thou shalt heare a sound of going in the tops of the mulbery trees, that then thou shalt goe out to battaile: for God is gone foorth before thee, to smite the hoste of the Philistines.

Dauid therefore did as God commanded him: and they smote the hoste of the Philistines from Gibeon euen to Gazer.

¶ Now when Tou king of Hamath heard how Dauid had smitten all the hoste of Hadarezer king of Zobah:

1611 marginal noteOr, Toi, 2.Sam. 8.9.

And Ioab the sonne of Zeruiah was ouer the hoste, and Iehoshaphat the sonne of Ahilud, Recorder.

1611 marginal noteOr, Remembrancer.