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:
9 Basi Yoabu alipoona ya kwamba uso wa vita umekuwa juu yake mbele na nyuma, akachagua baadhi ya wateule wote wa Israeli, akawapanga juu ya Washami;