When the sonsof Ammonsawthat the Arameansfled,they alsofledbeforeAbshaihis brotherand enteredthe city.Then Joabcameto Jerusalem.
So Joaband the peoplewhowere with him drewnearto the battleagainstthe Arameans,and they fledbeforehim.
When the Arameanssawthat they had been defeatedby Israel,they sentmessengersand broughtout the Arameanswhowere beyondthe River,with Shophachthe commanderof the armyof Hadadezerleadingthem.
But you will chaseyour enemiesand they will fallbeforeyou by the sword;
Whatthenshall we sayto these things?IfGod[is] for us, who[is] againstus?
