Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
So Joab and the people who were with him drew near to the battle against the Syrians. 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
King James Version
And Joab drew nigh, and the people that were with him, unto the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him.
Holman Bible
Joab and his troops advanced to fight against the Arameans, 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 unto the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him.
Amplified
So Joab and the people who were with him approached the battle against the Arameans, and they fled before him.
Bible in Basic English
Then Joab and the people with him went forward to the fight against the Aramaeans, and they went in flight before him.
Darby Translation
And Joab drew near, and the people that were with him, unto the battle against the Syrians; and they fled before him.
Julia Smith Translation
And Joab will draw near, and the people which were with him, to battle against Aram: and they will flee from his face.
King James 2000
And Joab drew near, and the people that were with him, unto the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Joab and all the people who [were] with him moved forward into the battle against Aram, and they fled from before him.
Modern King James verseion
And Joab and the people with him drew near to the battle against the Syrians. And they fled before him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And forthwith Joab proceeded, and the people that was with him, into battle against the Syrians: which fled before him.
NET Bible
So Joab and his men marched out to do battle with the Arameans, and they fled before him.
New Heart English Bible
So Joab and the people who were with him drew near to the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him.
The Emphasized Bible
And Joab drew nigh, and the people that were with him, to fight against the Syrians, - and they fled before him.
Webster
And Joab and the people that were with him drew near to the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him.
World English Bible
So Joab and the people who were with him drew near to the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him.
Youngs Literal Translation
And Joab draweth nigh, and the people who are with him, to battle against Aram, and they flee from his presence;
Themes
the Ammonites » Victories of joab over
Joab » Son of david's sister » Defeats the ammonites
Syria » David » Sent joab against the armies of, hired by the ammonites
Zobah » Its inhabitants mercenaries of the ammonites against david
Topics
Interlinear
Nagash
Milchamah
Nuwc
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Samuel 10:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
Israel Fights Ammon And Aram
12 Be of good courage, and let us play the man for our people, and for the cities of our God. And LORD do that which seems good to him. 13 So Joab and the people who were with him drew near to the battle against the Syrians. And they fled before him. 14 And when the sons of Ammon saw that the Syrians had fled, they likewise fled before Abishai, and entered into the city. Then Joab returned from the sons of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem.
Cross References
1 Kings 20:13-21
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 20:28-30
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
1 Chronicles 19:14-15
So Joab and the company that were with him drew near before the Syrians to the battle, and they fled before him.
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?