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2 Samuel 10:13

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 2 Samuel 10:13 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “So Joab and the people that were with him drew nigh unto the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

So Joab and the people that were with him drew nigh unto the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him.
2 Samuel 10:13 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Samuel 10

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
10And the rest of the people he committed into the hand of Abishai his brother; and he put them in array against the children of Ammon.
11And 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.
12Be of good courage, and let us play the man for our people, and for the cities of our God: and Jehovah do that which seemeth him good.
13So Joab and the people that were with him drew nigh unto the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him.
14And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, they likewise fled before Abishai, and entered into the city. Then Joab returned from the children of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem.
15And when the Syrians saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they gathered themselves together.
16And Hadarezer sent, and brought out the Syrians that were beyond the River: and they came to Helam, with Shobach the captain of the host of Hadarezer at their head.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And Joab drew nigh, and the people that were with him, unto the battle against the Syrians, etc.] Fell upon them; attacked them first, began the battle with them; rightly judging, that if they, being hired soldiers, were closely pressed, they would give way, which would discourage the Ammonites, who depended much upon them; and the fight, according to Josephus f167, lasted some little time, who says, that Joab killed many of them, and obliged the rest to turn their backs and flee, as follows: and they fled before him: the Syriac and Arabic versions in this verse, and in all others in this chapter where the word “Syrians” is used, have “Edomites”, reading “Edom” instead of “Aram”, the letters…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“they fled: Kg1 20:13-21, Kg1 20:28-30; Ch1 19:14, Ch1 19:15; Ch2 13:5-16 2 Kings (2 Samuel) 10:15”
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