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15 Then they got up and came forward by number—12 for Benjamin and for Saul’s son Ish-bosheth and 12 from David’s servants. 16 Then each grasped his opponent by the head and thrust his sword in his opponent’s side; so they all fell down together. Therefore that place was called Helkath-hazzurim[a], which is in Gibeon. 17 The battle was very fierce that day, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated before David’s servants.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 2:16 Meaning, Field of Blades.