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Now when the sons of Ammon saw that ^(C1)they had become repulsive to David, the sons of Ammon sent messengers and ^(C2)hired the Arameans of ^(C3)Beth-rehob and the ^(C4)Arameans of Zobah, twenty thousand foot soldiers, and the king of ^(C5)Maacah with a thousand men, and the men of Tob with twelve thousand men.

When David heard about this, he sent Joab and all the army, the warriors.

And the sons of Ammon came out and lined up for battle ^(C1)at the entrance of the ^(F1)city, while the Arameans of Zobah and of Rehob and the men of ^(C2)Tob and Maacah were stationed by themselves in the field.