And the sons of Ammon came out and lined up for battle (A)at the entrance of the [a]city, while the Arameans of Zobah and of Rehob and the men of (B)Tob and Maacah were stationed by themselves in the field.

Now when Joab saw that [b]the battle was set against him at the front and at the rear, he selected warriors from all the choice men in Israel, and lined them up against the Arameans. 10 But the remainder of the people he placed [c]under the command of his brother Abishai, and he lined them up against the sons of Ammon.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 10:8 Lit gate
  2. 2 Samuel 10:9 Lit the faces of the battle were against
  3. 2 Samuel 10:10 Lit in the hand of

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