Verse 16

2 Samuel 2:16

Geneva Bible

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16 And euery one caught his fellowe by the head, and thrust his sword in his fellowes side, so they fell downe together: wherefore ye place was called Helkath-hazzurim, which is in Gibeon.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַֽ/יַּחֲזִ֜קוּ אִ֣ישׁ בְּ/רֹ֣אשׁ רֵעֵ֗/הוּ וְ/חַרְבּ/וֹ֙ בְּ/צַ֣ד רֵעֵ֔/הוּ וַֽ/יִּפְּל֖וּ יַחְדָּ֑ו וַ/יִּקְרָא֙ לַ/מָּק֣וֹם הַ/ה֔וּא חֶלְקַ֥ת הַצֻּרִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּ/גִבְעֽוֹן

English Translation

And they each held a man by the head, and his sword at his side, and they fell together, and he called that place the Field of the Woodchoppers, which is in Gibeon.

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Chapter 2 Context

1 After this, Dauid asked counsel of the Lord, saying, Shall I go vp into any of the cities of Iudah?... Focus ↗

2 So Dauid went vp thither, and his two wiues also, Ahinoam the Izreelite, and Abigail Nabals wife the... Focus ↗

3 And Dauid brought vp the men that were with him, euery man with his houshold, and they dwelt in the... Focus ↗

4 Then the men of Iudah came, and there they anoynted Dauid King ouer the house of Iudah. And they tol... Focus ↗

5 And Dauid sent messengers vnto the men of Iabesh Gilead, and said vnto them, Blessed are ye of the L... Focus ↗

6 Therefore now the Lord shewe mercie and trueth vnto you: and I will recompence you this benefite, be... Focus ↗

7 Therefore nowe let your handes be strong, and be you valiant: albeit your master Saul bee dead, yet... Focus ↗

8 But Abner the sonne of Ner that was captaine of Sauls hoste, tooke Ish-bosheth the sonne of Saul, an... Focus ↗

9 And made him King ouer Gilead, and ouer the Ashurites, and ouer Izreel, and ouer Ephraim, and ouer B... Focus ↗

10 Ish-bosheth Sauls sonne was fourtie yeere olde when he began to reigne ouer Israel, and reigned two... Focus ↗

11 (And the time which Dauid reigned in Hebron ouer the house of Iudah, was seuen yeere and sixe moneth... Focus ↗

12 And Abner the sonne of Ner, and the seruantes of Ish-bosheth the sonne of Saul went out of Mahanaim... Focus ↗

13 And Ioab the sonne of Zeruiah, and the seruants of Dauid went out and met one another by the poole o... Focus ↗

14 Then Abner saide to Ioab, Let the yong men nowe arise, and play before vs. And Ioab said, Let them a... Focus ↗

15 Then there arose and went ouer twelue of Beniamin by number, which perteined to Ish-bosheth the sonn... Focus ↗

16 And euery one caught his fellowe by the head, and thrust his sword in his fellowes side, so they fel...

17 And the battel was exceeding sore that same day: for Abner and the men of Israel fell before the ser... Focus ↗

18 And there were three sonnes of Zeruiah there, Ioab, and Abishai, and Asahel. And Asahel was as light... Focus ↗

19 And Asahel followed after Abner, and in going he turned neither to the right hand nor to the left fr... Focus ↗

20 Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Asahel? And he answered, Yea. Focus ↗

21 Then Abner said, Turne thee either to the right hande, or to the left, and take one of the yong men,... Focus ↗

22 And Abner saide to Asahel, Depart from me: wherefore shoulde I smite thee to the grounde? howe then... Focus ↗

23 And when he woulde not depart, Abner with the hinder ende of the speare smote him vnder the fift ryb... Focus ↗

24 Ioab also and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sunne went downe, when they were come to the hill... Focus ↗

25 And the children of Beniamin gathered them selues together after Abner, and were on an heape and sto... Focus ↗

26 Then Abner called to Ioab, and said, Shall the sworde deuoure for euer? knowest thou not, that it wi... Focus ↗

27 And Ioab sayde, As God (Elohim) liueth, if thou haddest not spoken, surely euen in the morning the p... Focus ↗

28 So Ioab blew a trumpet, and all the people stoode still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither f... Focus ↗

29 And Abner and his men walked all that night through the plaine, and went ouer Iorden, and past throu... Focus ↗

30 Ioab also returned backe from Abner: and when he had gathered all the people together, there lacked... Focus ↗

31 But the seruants of Dauid had smitten of Beniamin, and of Abners men, so that three hundreth and thr... Focus ↗

32 And they tooke vp Asahel, and buried him in the sepulchre of his father, which was in Bethlehem: and... Focus ↗

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Book: 2 Samuel
Chapter: Chapter 2 (32 verses)
Version: Geneva Bible

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