The Ammonites saw that they had become David’s enemies. So the Ammonites hired Arameans from Beth Rehob and Zobah. There were 20,000 Aramean foot soldiers. The Ammonites also hired the king of Maacah with 1,000 men and 12,000 men from Tob.
2 Samuel 10:7 - Easy To Read Version David heard about this. So he sent Joab and the whole army of powerful men. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When David heard of it, he sent Joab and all the army of the mighty men. American Standard Version (1901) And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men. Common English Bible When David heard this, he sent Joab with the entire army of warriors. Catholic Public Domain Version And when David had heard this, he sent Joab and the entire army of warriors. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when David heard this, he sent Joab and the whole army of warriors. |
The Ammonites saw that they had become David’s enemies. So the Ammonites hired Arameans from Beth Rehob and Zobah. There were 20,000 Aramean foot soldiers. The Ammonites also hired the king of Maacah with 1,000 men and 12,000 men from Tob.
The Ammonites came out and got ready for the battle. They stood at the city gate. The Arameans from Zobah and Rehob, and the men from Tob and Maacah did not stand together with the Ammonites in the field.