# heard of it

"heard that the Ammonites were coming out for war"

# to meet them

"to fight against them"

# at the city gate

this refers to the gate of the Ammonite capital city

# the kings who had come

this refers to the Aramean kings that the Ammonites hired to help them fight Israel

# by themselves in the field

in the field outside the city, separate from the Ammonites

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/joab]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/gate]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/king]]