2 Samuel 10:9 - Douy-Rheims Bible Challoner Revision

⁹ 4 And the children of Ammon seeing that the Syrians were fled, they fled also before Abisai, and entered into the city: and Joab returned from the children of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁹ When Joab saw that the front of the battle was against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁹ When Joab saw that the battlefront was against him before and behind, he picked some of all the choice men of Israel and put them in array against the Syrians.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁹ Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians:

Common English Bible

⁹ When Joab saw that the battle would be fought on two fronts, he chose some of Israel’s finest warriors and deployed them to meet the Arameans.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁹ And so, seeing that the battle had been prepared against him, both facing him and behind, Joab chose some from all of the elect men of Israel, and he set up a battle line opposite the Syrians.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁹ Then Joab seeing that the battle was prepared against him, both before and behind, chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians.

2 Samuel 10:9 Cross References

2 Samuel 10:10

5 Then the Syrians seeing that they had fallen before Israel, gathered themselves together.

2 Samuel 10:8

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

2 Samuel 18:2

And the people of Israel were defeated there by David's army, and a great slaughter was made that day of twenty thousand men.

2 Chronicles 13:14

9 And Abia pursued after Jeroboam, and took cities from him, Bethel and her daughters, and Jesana with her daughters, Ephron also and her daughters.