American Standard Version
"And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men. "
— 1 Chronicles 19:8, American Standard Version
“And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.”
“When David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the army of the mighty men.”
“When David heard the news, he sent Joab and the entire army to meet them.”
“And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the army of valiant men:”
“And David, hearing of it, sent Joab with all the army of fighting-men.”
“And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.”
Then there went certain persons, and told David how the men were served. And he sent to meet them; for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.
And when the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of Aram-maacah, and out of Zobah.
So they hired them thirty and two thousand chariots, and the king of Maacah and his people, who came and encamped before Medeba. And the children of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities, and came to battle.
And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.
And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the gate of the city: and the kings that were come were by themselves in the field.
Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians.
And the rest of the people he committed into the hand of Abishai his brother; and they put themselves in array against the children of Ammon.