2 Samuel 2:17

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

A very fierce battle followed, and Abner and the men of Israel were beaten before the servants of David.

Cross References

2 Samuel 3:1

THERE WAS a long war between the house of Saul and the house of David. But David grew stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker.

2 Samuel 2:14

And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise and have a contest before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.

2 Samuel 2:16

And each caught his opponent by the head and thrust his sword into his side; so they all fell together. Therefore that place was called the Field of Sharp Knives, which is at Gibeon.

Proverbs 17:14

The beginning of strife is as when water first trickles [from a crack in a dam]; therefore stop contention before it becomes worse and quarreling breaks out.