So these young men of the rulers of the provinces came out of the city, and the army which followed them.
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 coming out of Samaria.
And he said, If they have come out for peace, take them alive; or if they have come out for war, take them alive.
And they each one killed his man. And the Syrians fled. And Israel pursued them. And Ben-hadad the king of Syria escaped on a horse with the horsemen.
And Joab and the people with him drew near before the Syrians to the battle. And they fled before him.