And the lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds, and by thousands: but David and his men passed on in the rereward with Achish. By hundreds, and by thousands - They were probably divided, as the Jewish armies, by fifties, hundreds, and thousands; each having its proper officer or captain.
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1 Samuel 29:2
2 And the lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds, and by thousands: but David and his men passed on in the rereward with Achish.