2Sa 18:5 | ESV | STEP | And the king ordered Joab and Abishai and Ittai , Deal gently for my sake with the young man Absalom . And all the people heard when the king gave orders to all the commanders about Absalom .

‏ 2 Samuel 18:5

5 And the king ordered Joab and Abishai and Ittai, “Deal gently for my sake with the young man Absalom.” ^aAnd all the people heard when the king gave orders to all the commanders about Absalom.