2 Samuel 2:15-17

Common English Bible

¹⁵ So the men came forward and were counted as they passed by: twelve for Benjamin and Ishbosheth, Saul’s son; and twelve of David’s soldiers. ¹⁶ Each man grabbed his opponent by the head and stuck^[a] his sword into his opponent’s side so that they both fell dead together. That’s why that place is called The Field of Daggers,^[b] which is located in Gibeon. ¹⁷ A fierce battle took place that day, and Abner and the Israelite troops were defeated by David’s soldiers.