So these went out of the city, the young men of the rulers of the provinces, and the army which followed them.
And he said, Whether they come out for peace, take them alive, or whether they come out for war, taken them alive.
And they killed everyone his man. And the Syrians fled, and Israel pursued them. And Ben-hadad the king of Syria escaped on a horse with horsemen.
And the young men of the rulers of the provinces went out first. And Ben-hadad sent out, and they told him, saying, There are men come out from Samaria.
So Joab and the company that were with him drew near before the Syrians to the battle, and they fled before him.