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 

[19:10]  ¹ tc The parallel text of 2 Sam 10:10 has “the Ammonites” in place of “the Arameans” here.

[19:12]  ² tn Heb “he”; the referent (Joab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[19:12]  ³ tn Heb “if Aram is stronger than me.”

[19:12]  ⁴ tn Heb “if the sons of Ammon are stronger than you.”

[19:15]  ³ tn Heb “his”; the referent (Joab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[19:15]  ⁴ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.