Then there went certain, and told David how the men were served. And he sent to meet them: for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.(1 Chronicles 19:5)

And when the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of Syriamaachah, and out of Zobah.(1 Chronicles 19:6)

So they hired thirty and two thousand chariots, and the king of Maachah and his people; who came and pitched before Medeba. And the children of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities, and came to battle.(1 Chronicles 19:7)

And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array before the gate of the city: and the kings that were come were by themselves in the field.(1 Chronicles 19:9)

Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose out of all the choice of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians.(1 Chronicles 19:10)

And the rest of the people he delivered unto the hand of Abishai his brother, and they set themselves in array against the children of Ammon.(1 Chronicles 19:11)