⁸ And the sons of Ammon came out and arranged themselves for battle ^(A)at the entrance of the gate of the city. But the Arameans of Zobah and of Rehob and the men of ^(B)Tob and Maacah were by themselves in the field.

David Defeats Ammon and Aram

⁹ Then Joab saw that ^[a]the battle was set against him from the front and from the rear. So he chose from all the choice men of Israel, and they arranged themselves to meet the Arameans. ¹⁰ But the remainder of the people he put in the hand of Abishai his brother; and he arranged them to meet the sons of Ammon.