Shmuel Bais 10:7-9

Orthodox Jewish Bible

⁷ And when Dovid heard of it, he sent Yoav, and all the tzava (host, army) of the Gibborim.

⁸ And the Bnei Ammon came out, arrayed for milchamah at the petach hasha’ar (city gate); and the Syrians of Tzova, and of Rechov, and Ish-Tov, and Ma’akhah, were by themselves in the sadeh.

⁹ When Yoav saw that the front of the milchamah (battle) was against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Yisroel, and put them in array against the Syrians;