9. Then Joab seeing that the battle was prepared against him, both before and behind, 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 to Abisai his brother, who set them in array against the children of Ammon.
11. And Joab said: If the Syrians are too strong for me, then thou shalt help me: but if the children of Ammon are too strong for thee, then I will help thee.
12. Be of good courage, and let us fight for our people, and for the city of our God: and the Lord will do what is good in his sight.
13. And Joab and the people that were with him, began to fight against the Syrians: and they immediately fled before him.