9. When Joab saw he was under attack in front and behind, he took the select troops of Israel and organized them for combat against the Arameans.
10. He put his brother Abishai in charge of the rest of the troops. Abishai organized them for combat against the Ammonites.
11. Joab said, “If the Arameans are too strong for my ⌊troops⌋, be ready to help me. And if the Ammonites are too strong for your ⌊troops⌋, I’ll come to help you.
12. Be strong! Let’s prove ourselves strong for our people and for the cities of our God, and the Lord will do what he considers right.”
13. Then Joab and his troops advanced to fight the Arameans, and the Arameans fled.
14. When the Ammonites saw that the Arameans had fled, the Ammonites fled from Abishai and went into the city. So Joab stopped his campaign against the Ammonites and returned to Jerusalem.
15. Realizing that Israel had defeated them, the Arameans reassembled ⌊their troops⌋.
16. Hadadezer sent ⌊messengers⌋ to get Arameans from beyond the Euphrates River. The Arameans came to Helam with Shobach, the commander of Hadadezer’s army, leading them.
17. When David was told ⌊about this⌋, he assembled Israel’s army, crossed the Jordan River, and came to Helam. The Arameans formed a battle line against David’s ⌊troops⌋ and fought him.
18. The Arameans fled from Israel, and David killed 700 chariot drivers and 40,000 horsemen. David struck Shobach dead.