New American Standard Bible 1995
2 Samuel 2:12-16
12Now Abner the son of Ner, went out from Mahanaim to 1Gibeon with the servants of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul.
13And 2Joab the son of Zeruiah and the servants of David went out and met 3them by the pool of Gibeon; and they sat down, 4one on the one side of the pool and 5the other on the other side of the pool.
14Then Abner said to Joab, “Now let the young men arise and 67hold a contest before us.” And Joab said, “Let them arise.”
15So they arose and went over by count, twelve for Benjamin and Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.
16Each one of them seized his 8opponent by the head and thrust his sword in his 9opponent’s side; so they fell down together. Therefore that place was called 10Helkath-hazzurim, which is in Gibeon.
Notes
- 1. 2 Samuel 2:12 Josh 10:12; 18:25 ↩
- 2. 2 Samuel 2:13 2 Sam 8:16; 1 Chr 2:16; 11:6 ↩
- 3. 2 Samuel 2:13 Lit them together ↩
- 4. 2 Samuel 2:13 Lit these ↩
- 5. 2 Samuel 2:13 Lit these ↩
- 6. 2 Samuel 2:14 Lit make sport ↩
- 7. 2 Samuel 2:14 2 Sam 2:16, 17 ↩
- 8. 2 Samuel 2:16 Lit fellow ↩
- 9. 2 Samuel 2:16 Lit fellow’s ↩
- 10. 2 Samuel 2:16 I.e. the field of sword-edges ↩
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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