12And he saith, 'If Aram be stronger than I, then thou hast been to me for salvation; and if the sons of Ammon be stronger than thou, then I have saved thee;


In Context

9 and the sons of Ammon come out and set battle in array at the opening of the city, and the kings who have come are by themselves in the field.

10 And Joab seeth that the front of the battle hath been unto him, before and behind, and he chooseth out of all the choice in Israel, and setteth in array to meet Aram,

11 and the remnant of the people he hath given into the hand of Abishai his brother, and they set in array to meet the sons of Ammon.

12 And he saith, 'If Aram be stronger than I, then thou hast been to me for salvation; and if the sons of Ammon be stronger than thou, then I have saved thee;

13 be strong, and we strengthen ourselves, for our people, and for the cities of our God, and Jehovah doth that which is good in His eyes.'

14 And Joab draweth nigh, and the people who are with him, before Aram to battle, and they flee from his face;

1 Chronicles 19:12 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

19:12Joab said, "If the Arameans are too strong for me, then you are to rescue me; but if the Ammonites are too strong for you, then I will rescue you.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:12And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me: but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will help thee.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

19:12And he said: If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me: but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, I will help thee.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

19:12And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me; but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will help thee.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:12And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me; and if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will help thee.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

19:12And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me: but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will help thee.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:12And he said, If the Syrians shall be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me: but if the children of Ammon shall be too strong for thee, then I will help thee.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:12He said, |If the Syrians are too strong for me, then you are to help me; but if the children of Ammon are too strong for you, then I will help you.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:12And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then you shall help me: but if the children of Ammon be too strong for you, then I will help you.