2 Samuel 10:13
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New International Version (©2011)
Then Joab and the troops with him advanced to fight the Arameans, and they fled before him.

New Living Translation (©2007)
When Joab and his troops attacked, the Arameans began to run away.

English Standard Version (©2001)
So Joab and the people who were with him drew near to battle against the Syrians, and they fled before him.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
So Joab and the people who were with him drew near to the battle against the Arameans, and they fled before him.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
And Joab drew nigh, and the people that were with him, unto the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
Joab and his troops advanced to fight against the Arameans, and they fled before him.

International Standard Version (©2012)
So Joab and the soldiers who were with him attacked the Arameans in battle formation, and the Arameans retreated in front of him.

NET Bible (©2006)
So Joab and his men marched out to do battle with the Arameans, and they fled before him.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Then Joab and his troops advanced to fight the Arameans, and the Arameans fled.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And Joab drew near, and the people that were with him, unto the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him.

American King James Version
And Joab drew near, and the people that were with him, to the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him.

American Standard Version
So Joab and the people that were with him drew nigh unto the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Joab and the people that were with him, began to fight against the Syrians: and they immediately fled before him.

Darby Bible Translation
And Joab drew near, and the people that were with him, unto the battle against the Syrians; and they fled before him.

English Revised Version
So Joab and the people that were with him drew nigh unto the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Joab and the people that were with him drew near to the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him.

World English Bible
So Joab and the people who were with him drew near to the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him.

Young's Literal Translation
And Joab draweth nigh, and the people who are with him, to battle against Aram, and they flee from his presence;

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

10:6-14 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, Isa 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 may, with satisfaction, leave the event with God, assuredly hoping for his salvation in his own way and time.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Joab drew nigh, and the people that were with him, unto the battle against the Syrians,.... Fell upon them; attacked them first, began the battle with them; rightly judging, that if they, being hired soldiers, were closely pressed, they would give way, which would discourage the Ammonites, who depended much upon them; and the fight, according to Josephus (x), lasted some little time, who says, that Joab killed many of them, and obliged the rest to turn their backs and flee, as follows:

and they fled before him: the Syriac and Arabic versions in this verse, and in all others in this chapter where the word "Syrians" is used, have "Edomites", reading "Edom" instead of "Aram", the letters "R" and "D" in the Hebrew tongue being very similar.

(x) Ut supra. (Antiqu. l. 7. c. 6. sect. 2.)

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David Defeats Ammon and Syria
…12Be of good courage, and let us play the men for our people, and for the cities of our God: and the LORD do that which seems him good. 13And Joab drew near, and the people that were with him, to the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him. 14And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, then fled they also before Abishai, and entered into the city. So Joab returned from the children of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem. …

2 Samuel 8:5 When the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand of them.
1 Kings 20:13 Meanwhile a prophet came to Ahab king of Israel and announced, "This is what the LORD says: 'Do you see this vast army? I will give it into your hand today, and then you will know that I am the LORD.'"