2 Samuel 2
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2 Samuel 2:14-17

14Then AbnerH74 saidH559 to JoabH3097, “NowH4994 have the youngH5288 menH5288 ariseH6965 and 1holdH7832 aH7832 martialH7832 skillsH7832 matchH7832 in our presenceH6440.” And JoabH3097 saidH559, “Have them ariseH6965!” 15So they gotH6965 upH6965 and wentH5674 overH5674 by countH4557, twelveH8147H6240 for BenjaminH1144 and Ish-boshethH378 the sonH1121 of SaulH7586, and twelveH8147H6240 from the servantsH5650 of DavidH1732. 16And eachH376 oneH376 of them seizedH2388 his 2opponentH7453 by the headH7218 and thrust his swordH2719 in his 3opponent’sH7453 sideH6654; so they fellH5307 downH5307 togetherH3164. Therefore that placeH4725 was calledH7121 4Helkath-hazzurimH2521, whichH834 is in GibeonH1391. 17That dayH3117 the battleH4421 was veryH3966 severeH7186, and 5AbnerH74 and the menH376 of IsraelH3478 were defeatedH5062 6by the servantsH5650 of DavidH1732.

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Notes

  1. 1. 2 Samuel 2:14 2 Sam 2:16, 17 ↩
  2. 2. 2 Samuel 2:16 Lit fellow ↩
  3. 3. 2 Samuel 2:16 Lit fellow’s ↩
  4. 4. 2 Samuel 2:16 I.e., the field of sword-edges ↩
  5. 5. 2 Samuel 2:17 2 Sam 3:1 ↩
  6. 6. 2 Samuel 2:17 Lit in front of ↩

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