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2 Samuel 2:16
New International Version
2 Samuel 2:16
New International Version
16 Then each man grabbed his opponent by the head and thrust his dagger(A) into his opponent’s side, and they fell down together. So that place in Gibeon was called Helkath Hazzurim.[a]
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 2:16 Helkath Hazzurim means field of daggers or field of hostilities.
2 Samuel 2:16
King James Version
2 Samuel 2:16
King James Version
16 And they caught every one his fellow by the head, and thrust his sword in his fellow's side; so they fell down together: wherefore that place was called Helkathhazzurim, which is in Gibeon.
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2 Samuel 2:16
English Standard Version
2 Samuel 2:16
English Standard Version
16 And each caught his opponent by the head and thrust his sword in his opponent's side, so they fell down together. Therefore that place was called Helkath-hazzurim,[a] which is at Gibeon.
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- 2 Samuel 2:16 Helkath-hazzurim means the field of sword-edges
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