16 And each one of them seized his [a]opponent by the head and thrust his sword in his [b]opponent’s side; so they fell down together. Therefore that place was called [c]Helkath-hazzurim, which is in Gibeon. 17 That day the battle was very severe, and (A)Abner and the men of Israel were defeated [d]by the servants of David.

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Footnotes

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

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