^{7 Ref} And hearing of this, David sent Joab and all the army and the best fighting-men.

^{8 Ref} And the children of Ammon came out and put their forces in position at the way into the town: and the Aramaeans of Zobah and of Rehob, with the men of Tob and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.

^{9 Ref} Now when Joab saw that their forces were in position against him in front and at his back, he took the best of the men of Israel and put them in line against the Aramaeans;

¹⁰ And the rest of the people he put in position against the children of Ammon, with Abishai, his brother, at their head.