Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Samuel 10:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
Israel Fights Ammon And Aram
12 Be strong, and we will be strong for our people, and for the cities of our God: and Jehovah shall do the good in his eyes. 13 And Joab will draw near, and the people which were with him, to battle against Aram: and they will flee from his face. 14 And the sons of Ammon saw that Aram fled and they will flee from the face of Abishai, and come into the city. And Joab will turn back from the sons of Ammon and come to Jerusalem.
Cross References
1 Kings 20:13-21
And behold, one prophet drew near to Ahab king of Israel, and he will say, Thus said Jehovah, Sawest thou all this great multitude? Behold me giving it into thy hand this day and thou knewest that I am Jehovah.
1 Kings 20:28-30
And a man of God will come near and say to the king of Israel, and he will say, Thus said Jehovah, Because Aram said, A God of the mountains is Jehovah, and he is not the God of the valleys, and I gave all this great multitude into thy hand; and know ye that I am Jehovah.
1 Chronicles 19:14-15
And Joab will draw near, and the people which are with him, before Aram to battle; and they will flee from before him.
2 Chronicles 13:5-16
Is it not to you to know that Jehovah God of Israel gave the kingdom to David over Israel forever, to him and to his sons by a covenant of salt?