2 Samuel 2:17 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹⁷ The battle that day was extremely fierce, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by David’s soldiers.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ 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

¹⁷ A very fierce battle followed, and Abner and the men of Israel were beaten before the servants of David.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ 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

¹⁷ A fierce battle took place that day, and Abner and the Israelite troops were defeated by David’s soldiers.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ 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

¹⁷ 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 the young men get up and compete in front of us.’ ‘Let them get up,’ Joab replied.

2 Samuel 2:16

Then each man grabbed his opponent by the head and thrust his sword into his opponent’s side so that they all died together. So this place, which is in Gibeon, is named Field of Blades.

2 Samuel 3:1

During the long war between the house of Saul and the house of David,  David was growing stronger  and the house of Saul was becoming weaker.

Proverbs 17:14

To start a conflict is to release a flood; stop the dispute before it breaks out.