And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array before the gate of the city: and the kings that were come were by themselves in the field.
And Ab´ishai the brother of Jo´ab, he was chief of the three: for lifting up his spear against three hundred, he slew them, and had a name among the three.
Now when Jo´ab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose out of all the choice of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians.