Identifier: pictorialbibleco00cobb (find matches)
Title: The pictorial Bible and commentator: presenting the great truths of God's word in the most simple, pleasing, affectionate, and instructive manner
Year: 1878 (1870s)
Authors: Cobbin, Ingram, 1777-1851 March, Daniel, 1816-1909 Brockett, L. P. (Linus Pierpont), 1820-1893 Stretton, Hesba, 1832-1911
Subjects: Jesus Christ John, the Apostle, Saint Bible
Publisher: Philadelphia (etc.) Bradley, Garretson & co. Columbus, Ohio (etc.) W. Garretson & co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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SYRIAN ARMY. thousand men; and of Ishtob, or Tob, supposed to have been the placewhere Jephthah fled from his brethren, situated in the land of Gilead—twelve thousand men; making in all thirty-three thousand men. David heard of these preparations, and he was not idle, but sent Joaband all the host of the mighty men of Israel to give battle to these hiredwretches, who, without even any cause of excuse to provoke them, had soldthemselves, or had been sold by their princes, to slay their fellow-creatures. And the children of Amnion came out and put the battle in array atthe entering in of the gate of their city, while their hirelings from Syria
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IllllliilillUllili I 324 2 Samuel. 325 were in the open field, probably intending to attack Davids army behind,while the Ammonites in the city should attack it in front. Then Joab attacked the Syrians, who instantly gave way, for being buthired troops, they did not fight very heartily; and when the Ammonitessaw them run, they took the alarm and fled into the city. So the victorywas won. Joab did not take the city, but was satisfied that he had dis-persed the armies. However, the Syrians were so much mortified at their defeat, that theycollected a larger army, and a number of kings now joined together, to beatthe Israelites. We are not here told what was the size of this army, butJosephus, the Jewish historian, says, it consisted of eighty thousand foot-soldiers, and ten thousand horse. David himself now seems to have taken the command of his army, andwent out to meet this powerful force. And now the Syrians, probably veryconfident in their numbers, began the battle, and set themselves

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