1 Chronicles 19:8-19 ▼

8 On hearing this, David (beloved) sent Joab (YHWH is father) and the entire army of mighty men.

9 The Ammonites (tribal) marched out and arrayed themselves for battle at the entrance to the city, while the kings who had come stayed by themselves in the open country.

10 When Joab (YHWH is father) saw the battle lines before him and behind him, he selected some of the best men of Israel (he wrestles with God) and arrayed them against the Arameans (exalted).

11 And he placed the rest of the troops under the command of his brother Abishai (my father is a gift), who arrayed them against the Ammonites (tribal).

12 “If the Arameans (exalted) are too strong for me,” said Joab, “then you will come to my rescue. And if the Ammonites (tribal) are too strong for you, then I will come to your rescue.

13 Be strong and let us fight bravely for our people and for the cities of our God {Elohenu}. May the LORD {YHWH} do what is good in His sight.”

14 So Joab (YHWH is father) and his troops advanced to fight the Arameans (exalted), who fled before him.

15 When the Ammonites (tribal) saw that the Arameans (exalted) had fled, they too fled before Joab’s brother Abishai (my father is a gift), and they entered the city. So Joab (YHWH is father) went back to Jerusalem (city of peace).

16 When the Arameans (exalted) saw that they had been defeated by Israel (he wrestles with God), they sent messengers to bring more Arameans from beyond the Euphrates \the River/, with Shophach (Shobach) the commander of Hadadezer’s (Hadad is help) army leading them.

17 When this was reported to David (beloved), he gathered all Israel (he wrestles with God), crossed the Jordan (flowing down), advanced toward the Arameans (exalted), and arrayed for battle against them. When David lined up to engage them in battle, they fought against him.

18 But the Arameans (exalted) fled before Israel (he wrestles with God), and David (beloved) killed seven thousand of their charioteers and forty thousand foot soldiers. He also killed Shophach (expansion) the commander of their army.

19 When Hadadezer’s (Hadad is help) subjects saw that they had been defeated by Israel (he wrestles with God), they made peace with David (beloved) and became subject to him. So the Arameans (exalted) were unwilling to help the Ammonites (tribal) anymore.