2 Samuel 10:11

10:11 Joab said, “If the Arameans start to overpower me, you come to my rescue. If the Ammonites start to overpower you, I will come to your rescue.

2 Samuel 10:14

10:14 When the Ammonites saw the Arameans flee, they fled before his brother Abishai and went into the city. Joab withdrew from fighting the Ammonites and returned to Jerusalem.


tn Heb “he”; the referent (Joab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

tn Heb “if Aram is stronger than me.”

tn Heb “if the sons of Ammon are stronger than you.”

tn Heb “and Joab returned from against the sons of Ammon and entered.”

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