2 Samuel 2:14-16

Common English Bible

¹⁴ Abner said to Joab, “Let’s have the young men fight in a contest^[a] before us.”

“All right,” Joab said, “let’s do it.” ¹⁵ So the men came forward and were counted as they passed by: twelve for Benjamin and Ishbosheth, Saul’s son; and twelve of David’s soldiers. ¹⁶ Each man grabbed his opponent by the head and stuck^[b] his sword into his opponent’s side so that they both fell dead together. That’s why that place is called The Field of Daggers,^[c] which is located in Gibeon.