Joab put the rest of the army of Israel under Abishai’s command. Abishai was Joab’s brother. Those soldiers went out to fight against the Ammonite army.
1 Chronicles 19:10 - Easy To Read Version Joab saw that there were two army groups ready to fight against him. One group was in front of him and the other group was behind him. So Joab chose some of the best soldiers of Israel. He sent them out to fight against the army of Aram. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Now when Joab 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose from all the choice men of Israel and put them in array against the Syrians. American Standard Version (1901) Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians. Common English Bible When Joab saw that the battle would be fought on two fronts, he chose some of Israel’s finest warriors and deployed them to meet the Arameans. Catholic Public Domain Version And so Joab, understanding the war to be set facing him and behind his back, chose the strongest men from all of Israel, and he went out against the Syrians. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Wherefore Joab, understanding that the battle was set against him before and behind, chose out the bravest men of all Israel, and marched against the Syrians. |
Joab put the rest of the army of Israel under Abishai’s command. Abishai was Joab’s brother. Those soldiers went out to fight against the Ammonite army.
The Ammonites came out and got ready for battle. They were near the city gate. The kings that had come to help stayed out in the fields by themselves.
Then the men that had hid themselves came out of the city to help with the fight. The army of Israel was on both sides of the men of Ai—the men of Ai were trapped. Israel defeated them. They fought until none of the men from Ai were left alive—none of the enemy escaped.