King James Version
2 Samuel 10:13 in the King James Version says “And Joab drew nigh, and the people that were with him, unto the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him.” — study this verse from 2 Samuel chapter 10 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And Joab drew nigh, and the people that were with him, unto the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him.”
2 Samuel 10:13 · KJV
And 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.
Be of good courage, and let us play the men for our people, and for the cities of our God: and the LORD do that which seemeth him good.
And Joab drew nigh, and the people that were with him, unto the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him.
And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, then fled they also before Abishai, and entered into the city. So Joab returned from the children of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem.
And when the Syrians saw that they were smitten before Israel, they gathered themselves together.
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“drew nigh”
H5066to be or come (causatively, bring) near (for any purpose); euphemistically, to lie with a woman; as an enemy, to attack; religious to worship; causati
“and the people”
H5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then
“that were with him unto the battle”
H4421a battle (i.e., the engagement); generally, war (i.e., war-fare)
“against the Syrians”
H758aram or syria, and its inhabitants; also the name of the son of shem, a grandson of nahor, and of an israelite
“and they fled”
H5127to flit, i.e., vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)
“before”
H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
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