約押看見自己前後受敵，就從以色列所有的精兵中，挑選一部分出來，使他們擺陣去迎戰亞蘭人，

约押看见敌人在他前后摆阵，就从以色列军中挑选精兵，使他们对着亚兰人摆阵；

约押看见战阵对着他前后摆列，就把从以色列所有精兵中挑选出来的，摆阵迎战亚兰人。

约押看见战阵对着他前后摆列，就把从以色列所有精兵中挑选出来的，摆阵迎战亚兰人。

约押见自己前后受敌，就从以色列军中挑选一些精兵迎战亚兰人，

约押看见自己前后受敌，就从以色列所有的精兵中，挑选一部分出来，使他们摆阵去迎战亚兰人，

約押看見敵人在他前後擺陣，就從以色列軍中挑選精兵，使他們對着亞蘭人擺陣；

約押看見戰陣對着他前後擺列，就把從以色列所有精兵中挑選出來的，擺陣迎戰亞蘭人。

約押看見戰陣對着他前後擺列，就把從以色列所有精兵中挑選出來的，擺陣迎戰亞蘭人。

約押見自己前後受敵，就從以色列軍中挑選一些精兵迎戰亞蘭人，

約押見前後都有戰陣擺着，就從以色列所有的精兵中挑選了一些來，把他們擺好了陣、以便對亞蘭人接戰。

約押見其前後列陳、則簡以色列之精兵、陳列行伍、以禦亞蘭人、

約押見敵前後列陳以攻、則簡以色列族精銳之卒、陳列行伍、攻擊亞蘭人。

約押見敵在其前後列陣、則由以色列精兵中、選其最精者、列陣而與亞蘭人戰、

Joab saw that there were battle lines in front of him and behind him; so he selected some of the best troops in Israel and deployed them against the Arameans.

Joab saw that there were lines of soldiers in front of him and behind him. So he chose some of the best troops in Israel. He sent them to march out against the Arameans.

When Joab saw that the battle was set against him both in front and in the rear, he chose some of the best men of Israel and arrayed them against the Syrians.

When Joab saw that he would have to fight on both the front and the rear, he chose some of Israel’s elite troops and placed them under his personal command to fight the Arameans in the fields.

When Joab saw that there was a battle line in front of him and another behind him, he chose some of Israel’s finest young men and lined up in formation to engage the Arameans.

Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him at the front and at the rear, he selected warriors from all the choice men in Israel and lined them up against the Arameans.

When Joab saw that the battle line was against him before and behind, he chose some of Israel’s best and put them in battle array against the Syrians.

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.

When Joab saw that there was a battle line in front of him and another behind him, he chose some men out of all the elite troops of Israel and lined up in battle formation to engage the Arameans.

Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose out of all the choice of Israel, and put[ them] in array against the Syrians.

When Joab saw that the battle would be fought on two fronts, he chose some of Israel’s best men and deployed them against the Arameans.

Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose some of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians.

他們在以色列人面前轉身，向曠野的路上逃走，戰爭卻緊隨著他們；那些從各城裡出來的人也在他們中間消滅他們。以色列人包圍了便雅憫人，從挪哈（《馬索拉文本》意思不明確，“從挪哈”或譯﹕“在他們歇息之地”﹔現參照《七十士譯本》翻譯）追趕他們，踐踏他們，直到基比亞（“基比亞”或作“迦巴”）對面日出之處。

約押看見自己前後受敵，就從以色列所有的精兵中，挑選一部分出來，使他們擺陣去迎戰亞蘭人，他把其餘的人交在他兄弟亞比篩手下，使他們擺陣去迎戰亞捫人。約押對亞比篩說：“如果亞蘭人比我強，你就來幫助我。如果亞捫人比你強，我就去幫助你。你要剛強；為了我們的人民和我們神的眾城鎮，我們要剛強！願耶和華成全他看為美的事。”於是約押和與他在一起的人前進，攻擊亞蘭人；亞蘭人在約押面前逃跑。亞捫人看見亞蘭人逃跑，他們也在亞比篩面前逃跑，逃進城裡去了。約押就從亞捫人那裡回來，回到耶路撒冷去了。

伏兵也出城攻擊艾城的人；艾城的人就被困在以色列人中間，前後受敵；於是以色列人把他們擊殺，沒有留下一個，也沒有一個逃脫。