2 Samuel 2:17 - New International Version (Anglicised)

The battle that day was very fierce, and Abner and the Israelites were defeated by David’s men.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

And there was a very sore battle that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

A very fierce battle followed, and Abner and the men of Israel were beaten before the servants of David.

American Standard Version (1901)

And the battle was very sore that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.

Common English Bible

A fierce battle took place that day, and Abner and the Israelite troops were defeated by David’s soldiers.

Catholic Public Domain Version

And a very harsh war rose up on that day. And Abner, with the men of Israel, was put to flight by the youths of David.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And there was a very fierce battle that day: and Abner was put to flight, with the men of Israel, by the servants of David.

2 Samuel 2:17 Tagairtí Cros

2 Samuel 2:14

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

2 Samuel 2:16

Then each man grabbed his opponent by the head and thrust his dagger into his opponent’s side, and they fell down together. So that place in Gibeon was called Helkath Hazzurim.

2 Samuel 3:1

The war between the house of Saul and the house of David lasted a long time. David grew stronger and stronger, while the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker.

Proverbs 17:14

Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.