2 Samuel 10:13

13 Cuando Joab y sus tropas atacaron, los arameos comenzaron a huir.

2 Samuel 10:13 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 10:13

And Joab drew nigh, and the people that were with him, unto
the battle against the Syrians
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 ^F24, 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 (r) "R" and (d) "D" in the Hebrew tongue being very similar.

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FOOTNOTES:

F24 Ut supra. (Antiqu. l. 7. c. 6. sect. 2.)

2 Samuel 10:13 In-Context

11 «Si los arameos son demasiado fuertes para mí, entonces ven en mi ayuda —le dijo Joab a su hermano—. Si los amonitas son demasiado fuertes para ti, yo iré en tu ayuda.

12 ¡Sé valiente! Luchemos con valor por nuestro pueblo y por las ciudades de nuestro Dios, y que se haga la voluntad del Señor
».

13 Cuando Joab y sus tropas atacaron, los arameos comenzaron a huir.

14 Al ver que los arameos corrían, los amonitas huyeron de Abisai y retrocedieron a la ciudad. Terminada la batalla, Joab regresó a Jerusalén.

15 Al darse cuenta los arameos de que no podían contra Israel se reagruparon,