Aviner said to Yo'av, Please let the young men arise and play before us. Yo'av said, Let them arise.
2 Samuel 2:16 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) They caught everyone his fellow by the head, and [thrust] his sword in his fellow's side; so they fell down together: therefore that place was called Chelkat-Hatzurim, which is in Giv`on. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And they caught every one his fellow by the head, and thrust his sword in his fellow's side; so they fell down together: wherefore that place was called Helkath-hazzurim, which is in Gibeon. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And each caught his opponent by the head and thrust his sword into his side; so they all fell together. Therefore that place was called the Field of Sharp Knives, which is at Gibeon. American Standard Version (1901) And they caught every one his fellow by the head, and thrust his sword in his fellow’s side; so they fell down together: wherefore that place was called Helkath-hazzurim, which is in Gibeon. Common English Bible Each man grabbed his opponent by the head and stuck his sword into his opponent’s side so that they both fell dead together. That’s why that place is called The Field of Daggers, which is located in Gibeon. Catholic Public Domain Version And each one, taking hold of his peer by the head, fixed a sword into the side of his adversary, and they fell down together. And the name of that place was called: The Field of the Valiant in Gibeon. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And every one, catching his fellow, by the head, thrust his sword into the side of his adversary: and they fell down together. And the name of the place was called: The field of the valiant, in Gabaon. |
Aviner said to Yo'av, Please let the young men arise and play before us. Yo'av said, Let them arise.
Then they arose and went over by number: twelve for Binyamin, and for Ish-Boshet the son of Sha'ul, and twelve of the servants of David.
The battle was very severe that day: and Aviner was beaten, and the men of Yisra'el, before the servants of David.
Then Aviner called to Yo'av, and said, *Shall the sword devour forever? Don't you know that it will be bitterness in the latter end? How long shall it be then, before you bid the people return from following their brothers?*
They killed everyone his man; and the Syrians fled, and Yisra'el pursued them: and Ben-Hadad the king of Syria escaped on a horse with horsemen.
It became known to everyone who lived in Yerushalayim that in their language that field was called 'Chakal-Dama,' that is, 'The field of blood.'