Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
So Joab and the company that were with him drew near before the Syrians to the battle, and they fled before him.
New American Standard Bible
So Joab and the people who were with him drew near to the battle against the Arameans, and they fled before him.
King James Version
So Joab and the people that were with him drew nigh before the Syrians unto the battle; and they fled before him.
Holman Bible
Joab and the people with him approached the Arameans for battle, and they fled before him.
International Standard Version
So Joab and the soldiers who were with him attacked the Arameans in battle formation, and the Arameans retreated in front of him.
American Standard Version
So Joab and the people that were with him drew nigh before the Syrians unto the battle; and they fled before him.
Amplified
So Joab and the people who were with him approached the Arameans for battle, and they fled before him.
Bible in Basic English
So Joab and the people who were with him went forward into the fight against the Aramaeans, and they went in flight before him.
Darby Translation
And Joab and the people that were with him drew near in front of the Syrians to the battle; and they fled before him.
Julia Smith Translation
And Joab will draw near, and the people which are with him, before Aram to battle; and they will flee from before him.
King James 2000
So Joab and the people that were with him drew near before the Syrians unto the battle; and they fled before him.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Joab and the people who [were] with him drew near before Aram for battle, and they fled before him.
Modern King James verseion
And Joab and the people with him drew near before the Syrians to the battle. And they fled before him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Joab and the people that were with him drew nigh to the Syrians, to fight, and they fled before him.
NET Bible
So Joab and his men marched toward the Arameans to do battle, and they fled before him.
New Heart English Bible
So Joab and the people who were with him drew near before the Syrians to the battle; and they fled before him.
The Emphasized Bible
Then did Joab, and all the people who were with him, draw near before the Syrians unto the battle, - and they fled from before him.
Webster
So Joab and the people that were with him drew nigh before the Syrians to the battle; and they fled before him.
World English Bible
So Joab and the people who were with him drew near before the Syrians to the battle; and they fled before him.
Youngs Literal Translation
And Joab draweth nigh, and the people who are with him, before Aram to battle, and they flee from his face;
Themes
Hadadezer » King of zobah, vanquished by david
Joab » Son of david's sister » Defeats the ammonites
Medeba » David defeats an army and the ammonites at
Zobah » Its inhabitants mercenaries of the ammonites against david
Topics
Interlinear
Nagash
Paniym
פּנים
Paniym
before, face, presence, because, sight, countenance, from, person, upon, of, ...me, against, ...him, open, for, toward,
Usage: 2119
Milchamah
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Chronicles 19:14
Verse Info
Context Readings
Ammonites And Syrians Defeated
13 Be of good courage, and let us act the man for our people, and for the cities of our God. And LORD do that which seems good to him. 14 So Joab and the company that were with him drew near before the Syrians to the battle, and they fled before him. 15 And when the sons of Ammon saw that the Syrians had fled, they likewise fled before Abishai his brother, and entered into the city. Then Joab came to Jerusalem.
Cross References
1 Kings 20:13
And, behold, a prophet came near to Ahab king of Israel, and said, Thus says LORD, Have thou seen all this great multitude? Behold, I will deliver it into thy hand this day, and thou shall know that I am LORD.
1 Kings 20:19-21
So these went out of the city, the young men of the rulers of the provinces, and the army which followed them.
1 Kings 20:28-30
And a man of God came near and spoke to the king of Israel, and said, Thus says LORD, Because the Syrians have said, LORD is a god of the hills, but he is not a god of the valleys, therefore I will deliver all this great multitude
2 Chronicles 13:5-16
Should ye not know that LORD, the God of Israel, gave the kingdom over Israel to David forever, even to him and to his sons by a covenant of salt?
Jeremiah 46:15-16
Why are thy strong ones swept away? They stood not, because LORD drove them.