Translations
Joab saw he was caught in a pincer—enemies pressing from the front and the rear. He hand-picked the finest warriors in Israel and deployed them to face the Arameans.
When Yo'av saw that the battle front was set against him both in front and to the rear, he selected the finest men of Yisra'el and arrayed them against the Arameans.
When Joab saw that the front of the battle was against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians:
When Joab saw the battle lines before him and behind him, he selected some of the best men of Israel and arrayed them against the Arameans.

