2 Samuel 2:17

Good News Translation

Then a furious battle broke out, and Abner and the Israelites were defeated by David's men.

Cross References

2 Samuel 2:14

Abner said to Joab, “Let's have some of the young men from each side fight an armed contest.” “All right,” Joab answered.

2 Samuel 2:16

Each man caught his opponent by the head and plunged his sword into his opponent's side, so that all twenty-four of them fell down dead together. And so that place in Gibeon is called “Field of Swords.”

2 Samuel 3:1

The fighting between the forces supporting Saul's family and those supporting David went on for a long time. As David became stronger and stronger, his opponents became weaker and weaker.

Proverbs 17:14

The start of an argument is like the first break in a dam; stop it before it goes any further.