2Sa 2:14-17 | NASB2020 | STEP | Then Abner said to Joab , “ Now have the young men arise and hold a martial skills match in our presence .” And Joab said , “Have them arise !”

2 Samuel 2:14-17

14 Then Abner said to Joab, “Now have the young men arise and ^ahold a martial skills match in our presence.” And Joab said, “Have them arise!” 15 So they got up and went over by count, twelve for Benjamin and Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and twelve from the servants of David. 16 And each one of them seized his ^{▼▼Lit fellow}opponent by the head and thrust his sword in his ^{▼▼Lit fellow’s}opponent’s side; so they fell down together. Therefore that place was called ^{▼▼I.e., the field of sword-edges}Helkath-hazzurim, which is in Gibeon. 17 That day the battle was very severe, and ^eAbner and the men of Israel were defeated ^{▼▼Lit in front of}by the servants of David.