So they aroseand wentoverby count,twelvefor Benjaminand Ish-bosheththe sonof Saul,and twelveof the servantsof David.
Then Abnersaidto Joab,"Nowlet the youngmenariseand holda contestbeforeus." And Joabsaid,"Let them arise."
Eachoneof them seizedhis opponentby the headand [thrust] his swordin his opponent'sside;so they felldowntogether.Therefore that placewas calledHelkath-hazzurim,whichis in Gibeon.
But Abnerthe sonof Ner,commanderof Saul'sarmy,had takenIsh-bosheththe sonof Sauland broughthim overto Mahanaim.