2 Samuel 10:9-11

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

⁹ Then Joab seeing that the battle was prepared against him, both before and behind, chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians:

¹⁰ And the rest of the people he delivered to Abisai his brother, who set them in array against the children of Ammon.

¹¹ And Joab said: If the Syrians are too strong for me, then thou shalt help me: but if the children of Ammon are too strong for thee, then I will help thee.