Parallel Verses

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.

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.

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.

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;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
So Joab
יואב 
Yow'ab 
Usage: 145

and the people
עם 
`am 
Usage: 1867

נגשׁ 
Nagash 
Usage: 125

פּנים 
Paniym 
פּנים 
Paniym 
Usage: 2119
Usage: 2119

the Syrians
ארם 
'Aram 
Usage: 132

unto the battle
מלחמה 
Milchamah 
Usage: 319

and they fled
נוּס 
Nuwc 
Usage: 160

References

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Context Readings

Ammonites And Syrians Defeated

13 Be strong, be courageous on behalf of our people and for the cities of our God, and may the LORD do what he thinks is best." 14 So Joab and the soldiers who were with him attacked the Arameans in battle formation, and the Arameans retreated in front of him. 15 When the Ammonites saw the Arameans retreating, they also retreated from Joab's brother Abishai back to the city and Joab left for Jerusalem.



Cross References

1 Kings 20:13

Right about then, a prophet approached King Ahab of Israel and told him, "This is what the LORD says: "You see all of this great big army, do you? Well now, I'm going to deliver them all right into your hand, and you will learn that I am the LORD!'"

1 Kings 20:19-21

Meanwhile, as the young men who served as officials within the provinces left the city, their army followed after them.

1 Kings 20:28-30

Right about then, a man of God approached and told the king of Israel, "This is what the LORD says: "Because the Arameans keep saying "The LORD is a mountain god, but isn't a valley god," I'm going to deliver this entire vast army right into your control, so you'll learn that I really am the LORD.'"

2 Chronicles 13:5-16

"Listen to me, Jeroboam and Israel! Don't you know that the LORD God of Israel assigned the kingship over Israel to David and his descendants forever by a salt covenant?

Jeremiah 46:15-16

Why are your warriors prostrate? They don't stand because the LORD has brought them down.

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