וַיִּגַּ֨שׁ יוֹאָ֜ב וְהָעָ֧ם אֲשֶׁר־עִמּ֛וֹ לִפְנֵ֥י אֲרָ֖ם לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה וַיָּנ֖וּסוּ מִפָּנָֽיו׃
So Joab and the people that were with him drew nigh unto the battle to meet the Arameans; and they fled before him.
Read midrashic interpretation of I Chronicles 19:14: and classical rabbinic exegesis.