NET

15 So Joab’s men came and laid siege against him in Abel of Beth Maacah. They prepared a siege ramp outside the city that stood against its outer rampart. As all of Joab’s soldiers were trying to break through the wall so that it would collapse,

Darby

15 And they came and besieged him in Abel-Beth-Maacah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and it was raised in the trench; and all the people that were with Joab sapped the wall, to throw it down.

KJV

15 And they came and besieged him in Abel of Bethmaachah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and it stood in the trench^K1683: and all the people that [were] with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down^K1684.

KJV Bible Notes

it stood in the trench: Or, it stood against the outmost wall. battered the wall, to throw it down: Heb. marred to throw down.

Strong's

15 And they came^H935 and besieged^H6696 him in Abel^H59 of Bethmaachah^H1038, and they cast up^H8210 a bank^H5550 against the city^H5892, and it stood^H5975 in the trench^H2426: and all the people^H5971 that were with Joab^H3097 battered^H7843 the wall^H2346, to throw it down^H5307.