¹¹ And he said, If the Aramaeans are stronger and get the better of me, then you are to come to my help; but if the children of Ammon get the better of you, I will come to your help.

⁹ So the children of Ammon came out and put their forces in position on the way into the town; and the kings who had come were stationed by themselves in the field.

¹⁰ Now when Joab saw that their forces were in position against him in front and at his back, he took all the best men of Israel, and put them in line against the Aramaeans;

¹¹ And the rest of the people he put in position against the children of Ammon with Abishai, his brother, at their head.

¹² And he said, If the Aramaeans are stronger and get the better of me, then come to my help; and if the children of Ammon get the better of you, I will come to your help.

²⁰ Wherever you may be when the horn is sounded, come here to us; our God will be fighting for us.

³² But I have made prayer for you, that your faith may not go from you: and when you are turned again, make your brothers strong.

¹ We who are strong have to be a support to the feeble, and not give pleasure to ourselves.

² Take on yourselves one another's troubles, and so keep the law of Christ.

²⁷ Only let your behaviour do credit to the good news of Christ, so that if I come and see you or if I am away from you, I may have news of you that you are strong in one spirit, working together with one soul for the faith of the good news;

²⁸ Having no fear of those who are against you; which is a clear sign of their destruction, but of your salvation, and that from God;