Cross Reference 2 SAMUEL 18:4 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

{2 Samuel 18:4} And the king 4428 said 559 z8799 unto x413 them, What x834 seemeth 5869 you best 3190 z8799 I will do. 6213 z8799 And the king 4428 stood 5975 z8799 by x413 the gate 8179 side, 3027 and all x3605 the people 5971 came out 3318 z8804 by hundreds 3967 and by thousands. 505

by the gate:
"And Davidª satª ° between¹ the twoª gates:ª and the watchmanª ° went up² °¹ to¹ the roofª over the gateª unto¹ the wall,ª and lifted upª °¹ his eyes,ª and looked,ª ° and behold¹ a manª runningª ° alone.¹" {2Sm 18:24} + "And for a spiritª of judgmentª to him that sittethª ° in¹ judgment,ª and for strengthª to them that turnª ° the battleª to the gate.ª" {Isa 28:6}

by hundreds:
David's small company, by this time, was greatly recruited; but what its number was we cannot tell. Josephus says it amounted only to 4,000 men. "And Davidª numberedª °¹ the peopleª that¹ [were] with¹ him, and setª ° captainsª of thousandsª and captainsª of hundredsª over¹ them." {2Sm 18:1} + "And the lordsª of the Philistinesª passed onª ° by hundreds,ª and by thousands:ª but Davidª and his men² ¹ passed onª ° in the rerewardª with¹ Achish.ª" {1Sm 29:2}