Then Abner said to Joab, “Let the young men rise and perform for us.” Joab replied, “All right.”
So they rose and were counted off: twelve of the Benjaminites of Ishbaal, son of Saul, and twelve of David’s servants.
Then each one grasped his opponent’s head and thrust his sword into his opponent’s side, and they all fell down together. And so that place was named the Field of the Sides; it is in Gibeon. Death of Asahel.
The battle that day was very fierce, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by David’s servants.
Then Amaziah sent messengers to Joash, son of Jehoahaz, son of Jehu, king of Israel, with this message: “Come, let us meet face to face.”
Crime is the entertainment of the fool; but wisdom is for the person of understanding.
The start of strife is like the opening of a dam; check a quarrel before it bursts forth!
Plans made with advice succeed; with wise direction wage your war.
What your eyes have seen do not bring forth too quickly against an opponent; For what will you do later on when your neighbor puts you to shame?