KJV King James Version
And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entering in of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, and of Rehob, and Ishtob, and Maacah, [were] by themselves in the field.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
2 Samuel 10:8
And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entering in of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, and of Rehob, and Ishtob, and Maacah, [were] by themselves in the field.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
The Ammonites marched out and arrayed themselves for battle at the entrance of the city gate, while the Arameans of Zobah and Rehob and the men of Tob and Maacah were by themselves in the open country.
WEB World English Bible
The children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entrance of the gate: and the Syrians of Zobah and of Rehob, and the men of Tob and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.
ASV American Standard Version
And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entrance of the gate: and the Syrians of Zobah and of Rehob, and the men of Tob and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the Bene-Ammon come out, and set battle in array, at the opening of the gate, and Aram of Zoba, and Rehob, and Ish-Tob, and Maacah, are by themselves in the field;
Surrounding context — 2 Samuel 10
5 When they told [it] unto David, he sent to meet them, because the men were greatly ashamed: and the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and [then] return.
6 And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Bethrehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ishtob twelve thousand men.
7 And when David heard of [it], he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.
8 And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entering in of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, and of Rehob, and Ishtob, and Maacah, [were] by themselves in the field.
9 When Joab saw that the front of the battle was against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice [men] of Israel, and put [them] in array against the Syrians:
10 And the rest of the people he delivered into the hand of Abishai his brother, that he might put [them] in array against the children of Ammon.
11 And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me: but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will come and help thee.
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וַיֵּֽצְאוּ֙H3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeבְּנֵ֣יH1121 · benson: childעַמּ֔וֹןH5983 · am.monAmmonוַיַּעַרְכ֥וּH6186 · a.rakhto arrangeמִלְחָמָ֖הH4421 · mil.cha.mahbattleפֶּ֣תַחH6607 · pe.tachentranceהַשָּׁ֑עַרH8179 · sha.argateוַאֲרַ֨םH758 · a.ramAramצוֹבָ֤אH6678 · tso.vaZobahוּרְחוֹב֙H7340 · re.chovRehobוְאִֽישׁ־H376 · ishmanט֣וֹבH2897 · tovTobוּמַֽעֲכָ֔הH4601 · ma.a.khahMaacahלְבַדָּ֖םH905 · badalone: poleבַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃H7704 · sa.daySirion
Cross-references
2 Samuel 10:6And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Bethrehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ishtob twelve thousand men.1 Chronicles 19:7So they hired thirty and two thousand chariots, and the king of Maachah and his people; who came and pitched before Medeba. And the children of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities, and came to battle.Numbers 13:21So they went up, and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, as men come to Hamath.Joshua 19:28And Hebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, [even] unto great Zidon;Judges 1:31Neither did Asher drive out the inhabitants of Accho, nor the inhabitants of Zidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob:
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