- 亚扪人知道大卫憎恶他们,就打发人去,招募伯利合的亚兰人和琐巴的亚兰人,步兵二万,与玛迦王的人一千,陀伯人一万二千。
- 大卫听见了,就差派约押统带勇猛的全军出去。
- 亚扪人出来,在城门前摆阵。琐巴与利合的亚兰人,陀伯人,并玛迦人,另在郊野摆阵。
- 约押看见敌人在他前后摆阵,就从以色列军中挑选精兵,使他们对着亚兰人摆阵。
- 其馀的兵交与他兄弟亚比筛,对着亚扪人摆阵。
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- Now when the sons of Ammon saw that they had become odious to David, the sons of Ammon sent and hired the Arameans of Beth-rehob and the Arameans of Zobah, 20,000 foot soldiers, and the king of Maacah with 1,000 men, and the men of Tob with 12,000 men.
- When David heard of it, he sent Joab and all the army, the mighty men.
- The sons of Ammon came out and drew up in battle array at the entrance of the city, while the Arameans of Zobah and of Rehob and the men of Tob and Maacah were by themselves in the field.
- Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him in front and in the rear, he selected from all the choice men of Israel, and arrayed them against the Arameans.
- But the remainder of the people he placed in the hand of Abishai his brother, and he arrayed them against the sons of Ammon.
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