1 Chronicles 19:7-15

7They hired 32,000 chariots and the king of Maacah with his army. They camped near Medeba. The Ammonites gathered for the battle from their cities.

8After David heard about this, he sent Joab and all the elite troops.

9The Ammonites formed a battle line at the entrance of the city, while the Arameans from Zobah and Rehob and the kings who had come remained by themselves in the open country.

10When Joab saw he was under attack in front and behind, he took the select troops of Israel and organized them for combat against the Arameans.

11He put his brother Abishai in charge of the rest of the troops. They organized for combat against the Ammonites.

12Joab said, “If the Arameans are too strong for my ⌞troops⌟, be ready to help me. And if the Ammonites are too strong for your ⌞troops⌟, I’ll help you.

13Be strong! Let’s prove ourselves strong for our people and for the cities of our God, and the Lord will do what he considers right.”

14Then Joab and his troops advanced to fight the Arameans, and the Arameans fled.

15When the Ammonites saw that the Arameans had fled, they, too, fled from Joab’s brother Abishai and went into the city. So Joab returned to Jerusalem.