2 Samuel 10:9-11

Expanded Bible

⁹ Joab saw that there were ·enemies [battle lines] both in front of him and behind him. So he chose some of the ·best soldiers [elite troops] of Israel and ·sent them out to fight [deployed them against] the ·Arameans [Syrians]. ¹⁰ Joab put the rest of the army under the command of Abishai, his brother. Then he ·sent them out to fight [deployed them against] the ·Ammonites [^Lsons/descendants of Ammon]. ¹¹ Joab said to Abishai, “If the ·Arameans [Syrians] are too strong for me, you must help me. Or, if the ·Ammonites [^Lsons/descendants of Ammon] are too strong for you, I will help you.