"Then there arose and went over by number twelve of Benjamin, which {pertained} to Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and twelve…" — 2 Samuel 2:15

2 Samuel 2:15 · KJV

“Then there arose and went over by number twelve of Benjamin, which {pertained} to Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.”

— 2 Samuel 2:15

Verse 14

And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.

Verse 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. {Helkathhazzurim: that is, The field of strong men}

2 Samuel 2 — Context

And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out, and met together by the pool of Gibeon: and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool. {together: Heb. them together}

And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.

Then there arose and went over by number twelve of Benjamin, which {pertained} to Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.

And there was a very sore battle that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.

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