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2 Samuel 2:13-32

Joab the son of Zeruiah and David’s servants went out, and met them by the pool of Gibeon; and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool. Abner said to Joab, “Please let the young men arise and play before us!” Joab said, “Let them arise!”

Then they arose and went over by number: twelve for Benjamin and for Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of David’s servants. They each caught his opponent by the head, and thrust his sword in his fellow’s side; so they fell down together: therefore that place in Gibeon was called Helkath Hazzurim. The battle was very severe that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before David’s servants. The three sons of Zeruiah were there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild gazelle. Asahel pursued Abner; and in going he didn’t turn to the right hand or to the left from following Abner. Then Abner looked behind him, and said, “Is that you, Asahel?” He answered, “It is.”

Abner said to him, “Turn away to your right hand or to your left, and grab one of the young men, and take his armor.” But Asahel would not turn away from following him. Abner said again to Asahel, “Turn away from following me. Why should I strike you to the ground? How then could I look Joab your brother in the face?” However he refused to turn away. Therefore Abner with the back end of the spear struck him in the body, so that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place. As many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still. But Joab and Abishai pursued Abner. The sun went down when they had come to the hill of Ammah, that lies before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon. The children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, and became one band, and stood on the top of a hill. Then Abner called to Joab, and said, “Shall the sword devour forever? Don’t you know that it will be bitterness in the latter end? How long will it be then, before you ask the people to return from following their brothers?”

Joab said, “As God lives, if you had not spoken, surely then in the morning the people would have gone away, and not each followed his brother.” So Joab blew the trumpet; and all the people stood still, and pursued Israel no more, and they fought no more. Abner and his men went all that night through the Arabah; and they passed over the Jordan, and went through all Bithron, and came to Mahanaim. Joab returned from following Abner; and when he had gathered all the people together, nineteen men of David’s and Asahel were missing. But David’s servants had struck Benjamin and of Abner’s men so that three hundred sixty men died. They took up Asahel, and buried him in the tomb of his father, which was in Bethlehem. Joab and his men went all night, and the day broke on them at Hebron.

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Now Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul’s army, had taken Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim; and he made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel. Ishbosheth, Saul’s son, was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David. The time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months. Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ishbosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon. Joab the son of Zeruiah and David’s servants went out, and met them by the pool of Gibeon; and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool. Abner said to Joab, “Please let the young men arise and play before us!” Joab said, “Let them arise!”

Then they arose and went over by number: twelve for Benjamin and for Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of David’s servants. They each caught his opponent by the head, and thrust his sword in his fellow’s side; so they fell down together: therefore that place in Gibeon was called Helkath Hazzurim. The battle was very severe that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before David’s servants. The three sons of Zeruiah were there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild gazelle. Asahel pursued Abner; and in going he didn’t turn to the right hand or to the left from following Abner. Then Abner looked behind him, and said, “Is that you, Asahel?” He answered, “It is.”

Abner said to him, “Turn away to your right hand or to your left, and grab one of the young men, and take his armor.” But Asahel would not turn away from following him. Abner said again to Asahel, “Turn away from following me. Why should I strike you to the ground? How then could I look Joab your brother in the face?” However he refused to turn away. Therefore Abner with the back end of the spear struck him in the body, so that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place. As many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still. But Joab and Abishai pursued Abner. The sun went down when they had come to the hill of Ammah, that lies before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon. The children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, and became one band, and stood on the top of a hill. Then Abner called to Joab, and said, “Shall the sword devour forever? Don’t you know that it will be bitterness in the latter end? How long will it be then, before you ask the people to return from following their brothers?”

Joab said, “As God lives, if you had not spoken, surely then in the morning the people would have gone away, and not each followed his brother.” So Joab blew the trumpet; and all the people stood still, and pursued Israel no more, and they fought no more. Abner and his men went all that night through the Arabah; and they passed over the Jordan, and went through all Bithron, and came to Mahanaim. Joab returned from following Abner; and when he had gathered all the people together, nineteen men of David’s and Asahel were missing. But David’s servants had struck Benjamin and of Abner’s men so that three hundred sixty men died. They took up Asahel, and buried him in the tomb of his father, which was in Bethlehem. Joab and his men went all night, and the day broke on them at Hebron.

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  • WEB World English Bible

    Joab the son of Zeruiah and David’s servants went out, and met them by the pool of Gibeon; and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool.

    Abner said to Joab, “Please let the young men arise and play before us!” Joab said, “Let them arise!”

    Then they arose and went over by number: twelve for Benjamin and for Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of David’s servants.

    They each caught his opponent by the head, and thrust his sword in his fellow’s side; so they fell down together: therefore that place in Gibeon was called Helkath Hazzurim.

    The battle was very severe that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before David’s servants.

    The three sons of Zeruiah were there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild gazelle.

    Asahel pursued Abner; and in going he didn’t turn to the right hand or to the left from following Abner.

    Then Abner looked behind him, and said, “Is that you, Asahel?” He answered, “It is.”

    Abner said to him, “Turn away to your right hand or to your left, and grab one of the young men, and take his armor.” But Asahel would not turn away from following him.

    Abner said again to Asahel, “Turn away from following me. Why should I strike you to the ground? How then could I look Joab your brother in the face?”

    However he refused to turn away. Therefore Abner with the back end of the spear struck him in the body, so that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place. As many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still.

    But Joab and Abishai pursued Abner. The sun went down when they had come to the hill of Ammah, that lies before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.

    The children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, and became one band, and stood on the top of a hill.

    Then Abner called to Joab, and said, “Shall the sword devour forever? Don’t you know that it will be bitterness in the latter end? How long will it be then, before you ask the people to return from following their brothers?”

    Joab said, “As God lives, if you had not spoken, surely then in the morning the people would have gone away, and not each followed his brother.”

    So Joab blew the trumpet; and all the people stood still, and pursued Israel no more, and they fought no more.

    Abner and his men went all that night through the Arabah; and they passed over the Jordan, and went through all Bithron, and came to Mahanaim.

    Joab returned from following Abner; and when he had gathered all the people together, nineteen men of David’s and Asahel were missing.

    But David’s servants had struck Benjamin and of Abner’s men so that three hundred sixty men died.

    They took up Asahel, and buried him in the tomb of his father, which was in Bethlehem. Joab and his men went all night, and the day broke on them at Hebron.

  • KJV King James Version

    And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out, and met together by the pool of Gibeon: and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool.

    And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.

    Then there arose and went over by number twelve of Benjamin, which pertained to Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.

    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.

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

    And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe.

    And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.

    Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Asahel? And he answered, I am.

    And Abner said to him, Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to thy left, and lay thee hold on one of the young men, and take thee his armour. But Asahel would not turn aside from following of him.

    And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn thee aside from following me: wherefore should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother?

    Howbeit he refused to turn aside: wherefore Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote him under the fifth rib, that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place: and it came to pass, that as many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still.

    Joab also and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.

    And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, and became one troop, and stood on the top of an hill.

    Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren?

    And Joab said, As God liveth, unless thou hadst spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone up every one from following his brother.

    So Joab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.

    And Abner and his men walked all that night through the plain, and passed over Jordan, and went through all Bithron, and they came to Mahanaim.

    And Joab returned from following Abner: and when he had gathered all the people together, there lacked of David’s servants nineteen men and Asahel.

    But the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, and of Abner’s men, so that three hundred and threescore men died.

    And they took up Asahel, and buried him in the sepulchre of his father, which was in Beth-lehem. And Joab and his men went all night, and they came to Hebron at break of day.

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  • JPS JPS Tanakh (1917)

    And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out; and they met together by the pool of Gibeon, and sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool.

    And Abner said to Joab: 'Let the young men, I pray thee, arise and play before us.' And Joab said: 'Let them arise.'

    Then they arose and passed over by number: twelve for Benjamin, and for Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.

    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.

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

    And the three sons of Zeruiah were there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel; and Asahel was as light of foot as one of the roes that are in the field.

    And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.

    Then Abner looked behind him, and said: 'Is it thou, Asahel?' And he answered: 'It is I.'

    And Abner said to him: 'Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to thy left, and lay thee hold on one of the young men, and take thee his armour.' But Asahel would not turn aside from following him.

    And Abner said again to Asahel: 'Turn thee aside from following me; wherefore should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother?'

    Howbeit he refused to turn aside; wherefore Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote him in the groin, that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place; and it came to pass, that as many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still.

    But Joab and Abishai pursued after Abner; and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.

    And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, and became one band, and stood on the top of a hill.

    Then Abner called to Joab, and said: 'Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the end? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren?'

    And Joab said: 'As God liveth, if thou hadst not spoken, surely then only after the morning the people had gone away, every one from following his brother.'

    So Joab blew the horn, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.

    And Abner and his men went all that night through the Arabah; and they passed over the Jordan, and went through all Bithron, and came to Mahanaim.

    And Joab returned from following Abner; and when he had gathered all the people together, there lacked of David's servants nineteen men and Asahel.

    But the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, even of Abner's men — three hundred and threescore men died.

    And they took up Asahel, and buried him in the sepulchre of his father, which was in Beth-lehem. And Joab and his men went all night, and the day broke upon them at Hebron.

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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On vv14, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 29, 31 Let us see how they can handle their Weapons.

Let us see how they can handle their Weapons.

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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32 2Sa 2:13 And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and…
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv13, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 Went out, to battle.
Matthew Henry 1710 · Public Domain On vv18, 25 We have here the contest between Abner and Asahel.…
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv13–32 And Joab the son of Zeruiah,.... A sister of…
John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On vv13, 14, 16, 21, 23, 26, 27, 32 Met - That is, met the opposite army, and…
Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On vv14, 16, 18, 21, 27, 29 Verse 14. Let the young men - play before…
Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On vv14, 15, 18, 21, 23, 26, 27, 28, 30, 32 2Sa 2:14. Abner said, Let the young men now…
Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain On vv13, 14, 16, 17, 21, 23, 24, 27, 29, 32 On the east of the hill (El-jib, the ancient…
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On vv14, 16, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 32 Play, like the gladiators with drawn swords, which formed…
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain On vv14, 19 Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now…
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain On vv13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 29, 30, 32 13. Joab — Who here appears as leader of…
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 32 13. Joab the son of Zeruiah] The eldest of…
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv13, 14, 16, 17, 19, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32 (13) Joab the son of Zeruiah.—Zeruiah was David’s sister…
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 32 The pool of Gibson. As Gibeon, which lay about…
The Biblical Illustrator 1887 · Public Domain On vv26, 28, 29, 32 Knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in…
C. I. Scofield 1917 · Public Domain On v16 i.e. Field of Swords.
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30
Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv13, 14, 17, 18, 20, 24, 26, 28, 29, 31 2:13 The pool of Gibeon extends down some 80…
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