2 Samuel 2:17

Easy To Read Version

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

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 2:16

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.

2 Samuel 3:1

There was war for a long time between Saul’s family and David’s family. David became stronger and stronger. And Saul’s family became weaker and weaker.

Proverbs 17:14

If you start an argument, it is like breaking a hole in a dam. So stop the argument before it becomes bigger and bigger.