1 Chronicles 19:10

19:10 When Joab saw that the battle would be fought on two fronts, he chose some of Israel’s best men and deployed them against the Arameans. ¹ 

1 Chronicles 19:12

19:12 Joab ²  said, “If the Arameans start to overpower me, ³  you come to my rescue. If the Ammonites start to overpower you, ⁴  I will come to your rescue.

1 Chronicles 19:15

19:15 When the Ammonites saw the Arameans flee, they fled before Joab’s ⁵  brother Abishai and withdrew into the city. Joab went back to Jerusalem. ⁶ 

¹ tc The parallel text of 2 Sam 10:10 has “the Ammonites” in place of “the Arameans” here.

² tn Heb “he”; the referent (Joab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ tn Heb “if Aram is stronger than me.”

⁴ tn Heb “if the sons of Ammon are stronger than you.”

³ tn Heb “his”; the referent (Joab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁴ map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.