Eachoneof them seizedhis opponentby the headand [thrust] his swordin his opponent'sside;so they felldowntogether.Therefore that placewas calledHelkath-hazzurim,whichis in Gibeon.
Then Abnersaidto Joab,"Nowlet the youngmenariseand holda contestbeforeus." And Joabsaid,"Let them arise."
So they aroseand wentoverby count,twelvefor Benjaminand Ish-bosheththe sonof Saul,and twelveof the servantsof David.
That daythe battlewas verysevere,and Abnerand the menof Israelwere beatenbeforethe servantsof David.
Then Abnercalledto Joaband said,"Shall the sworddevourforever?Do you not knowthat it will be bitterin the end?Howlongwill you refrainfrom tellingthe peopleto turnbackfrom followingtheir brothers?"
They killedeachhis man;and the Arameansfledand Israelpursuedthem, and Ben-hadadkingof Aramescapedon a horsewith horsemen.
And it becameknownto allwho were livingin Jerusalem;sothat in their ownlanguagethat fieldwas calledHakeldama,that is, Fieldof Blood.)
Their territorywas Helkathand Haliand Betenand Achshaph,
