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2 Samuel 2:12-17
Legacy Standard Bible

Abner Defeated Before David

12 Now Abner the son of Ner, went out from Mahanaim to (A)Gibeon with the servants of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul. 13 And (B)Joab the son of Zeruiah and the servants of David went out and met [a]them by the pool of Gibeon; and they sat down, [b]one on the one side of the pool and [c]the other on the other side of the pool. 14 Then Abner said to Joab, “Now let the young men arise and [d](C)hold a contest before us.” And Joab said, “Let them arise.” 15 So they arose and went over by count, twelve for Benjamin and Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David. 16 And each one of them seized his [e]opponent by the head and thrust his sword in his [f]opponent’s side; so they fell down together. Therefore that place was called [g]Helkath-hazzurim, which is in Gibeon. 17 And that day the battle was very severe, and (D)Abner and the men of Israel were [h]defeated before the servants of David.

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  1. 2 Samuel 2:13 Lit them together
  2. 2 Samuel 2:13 Lit these
  3. 2 Samuel 2:13 Lit these
  4. 2 Samuel 2:14 Lit make sport
  5. 2 Samuel 2:16 Lit fellow
  6. 2 Samuel 2:16 Lit fellow’s
  7. 2 Samuel 2:16 Lit the field of sword-edges
  8. 2 Samuel 2:17 Lit smitten
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2 Samuel 2:12-17
Lexham English Bible

War between Judah and Israel

12 Abner the son of Ner and the servants of Ish-Bosheth the son of Saul went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon. 13 Then Joab the son of Zeruiah and the servants of David went out, and they met at the pool of Gibeon. The one group sat on one side of the pool, and the other sat on the other side. 14 Abner said to Joab, “Let the young men come up and fight in our presence.” And Joab said, “Let them come up.” 15 So they came forward and passed by in number: twelve for Benjamin and for Ish-Bosheth the son of Saul, and twelve from the servants of David. 16 Then each seized his opponent[a] by the head and each thrust his sword in the side of his opponent, so they fell together. So they[b] called the name of that place Helkath Hazzurim,[c] which is in Gibeon. 17 Then the battle became increasingly fierce[d] on that day, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated before the servants of David.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 2:16 Literally “neighbor”
  2. 2 Samuel 2:16 Hebrew “he”
  3. 2 Samuel 2:16 Helkath Hazzurim possibly means “the slippery slope”
  4. 2 Samuel 2:17 Literally “and it was/became strong/fierce until very”
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