2 Samuel 2:16 - Modern English Version

¹⁶ Each one grabbed his opponent by the head and thrust his sword in his opponent’s side; so they fell down together. Therefore that place was called Helkath Hazzurim, which is at Gibeon.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ 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

¹⁶ 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)

¹⁶ 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

¹⁶ 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

¹⁶ 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.

2 Samuel 2:16 Tagairtí Cros

2 Samuel 2:14

Abner suggested to Joab, “Let the young men come forward and compete before us.” And Joab replied, “Let them come.”

2 Samuel 2:15

So they stepped forward and were counted, twelve from Benjamin and Ish-bosheth and twelve from the servants of David.

2 Samuel 2:17

The fighting was very fierce that day, but Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by the servants of David.

2 Samuel 2:26

Abner called to Joab, “Must the sword consume forever? Do you not understand that a bitter taste will result in the end? How long will you refuse to command the people to withdraw from chasing their brothers?”

1 Kings 20:20

Each one killed his man, and the Arameans fled with Israel pursuing them, but Ben-hadad, the king of Aram, escaped on a horse with the horsemen.

Acts 1:19

It became known to all the residents of Jerusalem. So this field is called in their dialect Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.)

Joshua 19:25

Their territory included Helkath, Hali, Beten, Akshaph,