Videns igitur Joab quod præparatum esset adversum se prælium et ex adverso et post tergum, elegit ex omnibus electis Israël, et instruxit aciem contra Syrum:
Then Joab seeing that the battle was prepared against him, both before and behind, chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians:
Vidente ergo Ioabe quod praepara es contra se praelio et ex contra et post tergo, elige ex omni elige Israële, et instrue acie contra Syro: