2 Samuel 2:12-17

21st Century King James Version

¹² And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ishbosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.

¹³ And Joab the son of Zeruiah and the servants of David went out and met together by the pool of Gibeon; and they sat down, the one on one side of the pool and the other on the other side of the pool.

¹⁴ And Abner said to Joab, “Let the young men now arise and play before us.” And Joab said, “Let them arise.”

¹⁵ Then there arose and went over by number, twelve of Benjamin, who pertained to Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.

¹⁶ And they caught every one his fellow by the head and thrust his sword in his fellow’s side, so they fell down together; therefore that place was called Helkathhazzurim [that is, The field of strong men], which is in Gibeon.

¹⁷ And there was a very sore battle that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.