1 Chronicles 19:14

Modern

So Joab and his troops advanced to fight the Arameans, who fled before him.

Traditional

So Joab and the people that were with him drew nigh before the Syrians unto the battle; and they fled before him.

Literal

And Joab drew near, and the people who were with him, against Aram to battle; and they fled from his face.

Latin

Perrexit ergo Joab et populus qui cum eo erat, contra Syrum ad prælium: et fugavit eos.

Hebrew

English

So Joab and his troops advanced to fight the Arameans, who fled before him.

This section tells about David's wars and military successes, showing him as a great warrior in Israel's history. It focuses on the public and political sides of David's enemies, with little about their private lives.
There are three main parts that match accounts in Samuel:
1. Battles during the kingdom's expansion (1 Chronicles 18:1–17; see 2 Samuel 8:1–16)
2. The battle against the Ammonites (1 Chronicles 19:1–20:3; see 2 Samuel 10:1–11:1; 12:30–31)
3. The deeds of David's mighty men (1 Chronicles 20:4–8; see 2 Samuel 21:18–22)
Each part starts with a time transition (some time later) that loosely connects these events (1 Chronicles 18:1; 19:1; 20:4).

Theme notes and profiles

1 Kings 20:13
Meanwhile a prophet approached Ahab king of Israel and declared, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Do you see this entire great army? Behold, I will deliver it into your hand this very day, and you will know that I am the LORD.’”
Jeremiah 46:15–16
Why have your warriors been laid low? They cannot stand, for the LORD has thrust them down.
1 Kings 20:19–21
Meanwhile, these young officers of the district governors marched out of the city, with the army behind them,
2 Chronicles 13:5–16
Do you not know that the LORD, the God of Israel, has given the kingship of Israel to David and his descendants forever by a covenant of salt?
1 Kings 20:28–30
Then the man of God approached the king of Israel and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Because the Arameans have said that the LORD is a god of the hills and not of the valleys, I will deliver all this great army into your hand. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’”

Joab: Son of Zeruiah, commander of David's army

Syria: Ancient region north of Israel, often in conflict