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2 Samuel 10:7

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5 When they told it unto David, he sent to meet them, because the men were greatly ashamed: and the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.

6 And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth-rehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ish-tob twelve thousand men.

And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.

8 And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entering in of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, and of Rehob, and Ish-tob, and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.

9 When Joab saw that the front of the battle was against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians:

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BSB
On hearing this, David sent Joab and the entire army of mighty men.
KJV
And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.
WEB
When David heard of it, he sent Joab and all the army of the mighty men.
ASV
And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.
DARBY
And David heard [of it], and he sent Joab, and all the host, the mighty men.
BLB
And David heard, and he sent Joab and all the host of the mighty men.
ÅB
Da David hørte dette, sendte han Joab avsted med hele hæren, de krigsvante menn.
OTB
Da David fikk vite dette, sendte han Joab og hele hæren, de tapre krigerne.
B1930
Da David hørte dette, sendte han Joab avsted med hele hæren, de krigsvante menn.

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  • 2 Samuel 23:8–39

    These be the names of the mighty men whom David had: The Tachmonite that sat in the seat, chief among the captains; the same was Adino the Eznite: he lift up his spear against eight hundred, whom he slew at one time.

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  • 1 Chronicles 19:8–19

    And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.

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