The messenger said to David, “The men overpowered us and came out against us in the field, but we drove them back to the entrance of the gate.
KJV
And the messenger said unto David, Surely the men prevailed against us, and came out unto us into the field, and we were upon them even unto the entering of the gate.
ASV
And the messenger said unto David, The men prevailed against us, and came out unto us into the field, and we were upon them even unto the entrance of the gate.