King James Version (KJV)
So Joab and the people that were with him drew nigh before the Syrians unto the battle; and they fled before him.
Modern English
So Joab and the people who were with him drew near before the Syrians for battle, and they fled before him.
Hebrew
וַיִּגַּ֤שׁ יוֹאָב֙ וְהָעָ֣ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר עִמּ֔וֹ לִפְנֵ֥י אֲרָ֖ם לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה וַיָּנ֖וּסוּ מִפָּנָֽיו׃
vayigash yvoʾab vhaʿam ʾasher ʿimvo lipney ʾaram lamilḥamah vayanvsv mipanayv