2 Samuel 2:16-18
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
16 Then each one grasped his opponent’s head and thrust his sword into his opponent’s side, and they all fell down together.[a] And so that place was named the Field of the Sides; it is in Gibeon.
Death of Asahel. 17 The battle that day was very fierce, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by David’s servants. 18 The three sons of Zeruiah were there—Joab, Abishai, and Asahel.(A) Asahel, who was as fleet of foot as a gazelle in the open field,
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- 2:16 The nature of this gruesome game is not clear, and the place name is variously given in the older texts.
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