2 Samuel 2:16

New International Reader's Version

Each man grabbed one of his enemies by the head. Each one stuck his dagger into the other man’s side. And all of them fell down together and died. So that place in Gibeon was named Helkath Hazzurim.

Cross References

2 Samuel 2:14

Then Abner said to Joab, “Let’s have some of the young men get up and fight. Let’s tell them to fight hand to hand in front of us.” “All right. Let them do it,” Joab said.

2 Samuel 2:15

So the young men stood up and were counted off. There were 12 on the side of Benjamin and Saul’s son Ish-Bosheth. And there were 12 on David’s side.

2 Samuel 2:17

The fighting that day was very heavy. Abner and the Israelites lost the battle to David’s men.

2 Samuel 2:26

Abner called out to Joab, “Do you want our swords to keep on killing us off? Don’t you know that all this fighting will end in bitter feelings? How long will it be before you order your men to stop chasing their fellow Israelites?”

1 Kings 20:20

Each man struck down the one fighting against him. When that happened, the army of Aram ran away. The Israelites chased them. But Ben-Hadad, the king of Aram, escaped on a horse. Some of his horsemen escaped with him.

Acts 1:19

Everyone in Jerusalem heard about this. So they called that field Akeldama. In their language, Akeldama means the Field of Blood.

Joshua 19:25

Here is what Asher’s share included. Helkath, Hali, Beten, Akshaph,