1 Chronicles 19:6-16

6When the AmmonitesH1121H5983H3588 realized thatH7200 they had become a stenchH887 toH5973 DavidH1732, HanunH2586 and the AmmonitesH1121H5983 sentH7971 a thousandH505 talentsH3603 of silverH37011 to hireH7936 for themselves chariotsH7393 and horsemenH6571 fromH4480 Aram-naharaimH763H4480H758,2 Aram-maacahH4601, and ZobahH6678. 7So they hiredH7936 for themselves thirty-twoH8147H7970 thousandH505 chariotsH7393, as well asH853 the kingH4428 of MaacahH4601 with his troopsH5971, who cameH935 and campedH2583 nearH6440 MedebaH4311 while the AmmonitesH1121H5983 were mustered from their citiesH5892H935 and marched outH622 for battleH4421.

8On hearing thisH8085, DavidH1732 sentH7971 JoabH3097 andH853 the entireH3605 armyH6635 of mighty menH1368. 9The AmmonitesH1121H5983 marched outH3318 and arrayed themselvesH6186 for battleH4421 at the entranceH6607 to the cityH5892, while the kingsH4428 whoH834 had comeH935 stayed by themselvesH905 in the open countryH7704.

10When JoabH3097 sawH7200 the battle linesH4421 before himH6440 and behind himH268, he selectedH977 some ofH3605 the bestH977 men of IsraelH3478 and arrayed themH6186 againstH7122 the ArameansH758. 11AndH853 he placedH5414 the restH3499 of the troopsH5971 under the commandH3027 of his brotherH251 AbishaiH52, who arrayed themH6186 againstH7122 the AmmonitesH1121H5983.

12“IfH518 the ArameansH758 are too strongH2388 for meH4480,” said JoabH559, “then you will comeH1961 to my rescueH8668. And ifH518 the AmmonitesH1121H5983 are too strongH2388 for youH4480, then I will come to your rescueH3467. 13Be strongH2388 and let us fight bravelyH2388 forH1157 our peopleH5971 and forH1157 the citiesH5892 of our GodH430. May the LORDH3068 doH2896 what is goodH6213 in His sightH5869.”

14So JoabH3097 and his troopsH5971 advancedH5066 to fightH4421 the ArameansH758, who fledH5127 beforeH6440 himH6440. 15When the AmmonitesH1121H5983 sawH7200 thatH3588 the ArameansH758 had fledH5127, theyH1992 tooH1571 fledH5127 beforeH6440 Joab’s brotherH251 AbishaiH52, and they enteredH935 the cityH5892. So JoabH3097 went backH935 to JerusalemH3389.

16When the ArameansH758 sawH7200 thatH3588 they had been defeatedH5062 byH6440 IsraelH3478, they sentH7971 messengersH4397 to bringH3318 more ArameansH758 from beyondH5676 the EuphratesH5104,3 with ShophachH77804 the commanderH8269 of Hadadezer’sH1909 armyH6635 leading themH6440.