And Joab said, If men of Syria have the mastery against me, thou shalt be to me into help; and if the sons of Ammon have the mastery against thee, I shall help thee;
Forsooth he betook to Abishai, his brother, the tother part of the people, which dressed battle array against the sons of Ammon.
be thou a strong man, and fight we for our people, and for the city of our God; for the Lord shall do that, that is good in his sight.
therefore in whatever place that ye hear [the] sound of the trump, run ye together thither to us; for our God shall fight for us.
but I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not; and thou sometime converted, confirm thy brethren.
But we firmer men owe to sustain [or to bear up] the feeblenesses of sick men, [or unfirm in faith], and not [to] please to ourselves.
Each bear other’s charges, and so ye shall fulfill the law of Christ.