2 Samuel 2:16

Easy To Read Version

Each of the men grabbed his opponent’s head and stabbed him in the side with his sword, and then they fell down together. That is why the place is called “The Field of the Sharp Knives.” [12] The place is in Gibeon.

Cross References

2 Samuel 2:14

Abner said to Joab, “Let’s have the young soldiers get up and have a contest here.”

2 Samuel 2:15

So the young soldiers got up. The two groups counted their men for the contest. They chose twelve men from the family group of Benjamin to fight for Saul’s son Ish Bosheth. And they chose twelve men from David’s officers.

2 Samuel 2:17

That contest became a terrible battle and David’s officers defeated Abner and the Israelites that day.

2 Samuel 2:26

Abner shouted to Joab and said, “Must we fight and kill each other forever? Surely you know that this will only end in sadness. Tell the people to stop chasing their own brothers.”

1 Kings 20:20

But each man of Israel killed the man that came against him. So the men from Aram began to run away. The army of Israel chased them. King Ben Hadad escaped on a horse from one of the chariots. [221]

Acts 1:19

And all the people of Jerusalem learned about this. That is why they named that field Akeldama. In their language Akeldama means “field of blood.”)

Joshua 19:25

This is the land that was given to that family group: Helkath, Hali, Beten, Acshaph,