2 Samuel 10:13

2 Samuel 10:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Joab drew nigh, and the people that were with him, unto the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him.
• New International Version (NIV)Then Joab and the troops with him advanced to fight the Arameans, and they fled before him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So Joab and the people who were with him drew near to battle against the Syrians, and they fled before him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Joab and the people who were with him drew near for the battle against the Syrians, and they fled before him.

Context of 2 Samuel 10:13

11Joab said to Abishai, ‘If the Syrian soldiers are too strong for me, you must come to rescue me. But if the Ammonites are too strong for you, I will come to rescue you. 12Be strong! We must be brave as we fight on behalf of our people and the cities of our God. The Lord will do what he decides is good.’ Then Joab and his group of soldiers went to fight against the Syrians. As they marched towards the Syrian soldiers, they ran away. 14The Ammonites saw that the Syrians were running away from Joab. So they also ran away from his brother Abishai's men. They ran back into their city. So Joab stopped fighting the Ammonites. He returned to Jerusalem with his army. 15The Syrian soldiers realized that Israel had won the battle against them. So they brought all their soldiers together.

2 Samuel 10:13 word by word

וַיִּגַּ֣שׁ יוֹאָ֗ב וְהָעָם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עִמּ֔וֹ לַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה בַּֽאֲרָ֑ם וַיָּנֻ֖סוּ מִפָּנָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Joabיוֹאָבyô'âb · JoabH3097
• drew nighנָגַשׁnâgash · to approach: approachH5066
• and the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• with him, unto the battleמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
• against the Syriansאֲרָם'ărâm · SyriaH758
• and they fledנוּסnûs · to fleeH5127
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 10:13

• 1 Kings 20:13Then a prophet came to Ahab, the king of Israel. He said, ‘The Lord says this to you: “Look at Ben-Hadad's great army! Today I will put them under your power. Then you will know that I am the Lord.” ’
• 1 Chronicles 19:14Then Joab and his group of soldiers went to fight against the Syrians. As they marched towards the Syrian soldiers, they ran away.
• 2 Chronicles 13:5The Lord, Israel's God, has chosen David and his descendants to be kings of Israel for all time. You know that God has promised that must happen.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 10:13

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-14Verses 6-14 They that are at war with the Son of David, not only give the provocation, but begin the war. God has forces to send against those that set his wrath at defiance, Is 5:19, which will convince them that none ever hardened his heart against God, and prospered. Christ's soldiers should strengthen one another's hands in their spiritual warfare. Let nothing be wanting in us, whatever the success be. When we make conscience of doing our duty, we…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-19After the break in 2 Samuel 9, the story goes back to David's military successes. The Ammonites were likely the dominant political power in Transjordan (the area east of the Jordan) during Saul’s reign and the early years of David’s reign.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-146-14. when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David--To chastise those insolent and inhospitable Ammonites, who had violated the common law of nations, David sent a large army under the command of Joab, while they, informed of the impending attack, made energetic preparations to repel it by engaging the services of an immense number of Syrian mercenaries. Beth-rehob--the capital of the low-lying region between Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 10:13

• Joab
• Zobah

In the dictionaries

• Joab
• Ammonite
• Chronicles, Books of
• Hadarezer
• Hanun
• Medeba
• Nahash
• Abishai
• Ammon; Ammonites
• Bible, the

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings