KJV King James Version
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 Helkathhazzurim, which [is] in Gibeon.
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2 Samuel 2:16
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 Helkathhazzurim, which [is] in Gibeon.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then each man grabbed his opponent by the head and thrust his sword into his opponent’s side, and they all fell together. So this place, which is in Gibeon, is called Helkath-hazzurim.
WEB World English Bible
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 was called Helkath Hazzurim, which is in Gibeon.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And they lay hold, each on the head of his companion, and his sword is in the side of his companion, and they fall together, and one calleth that place Helkath-Hazzurim, which is in Gibeon,
Surrounding context — 2 Samuel 2
13 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.
14 And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.
15 Then there arose and went over by number twelve of Benjamin, which [pertained] to Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.
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 Helkathhazzurim, which [is] in Gibeon.
17 And there was a very sore battle that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.
18 And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel [was as] light of foot as a wild roe.
19 And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.
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וַֽיַּחֲזִ֜קוּH2388 · cha.zaqto strengthen: strengthenאִ֣ישׁ׀H376 · ishmanבְּרֹ֣אשׁH7218 · roshheadרֵעֵ֗הוּH7453 · re.aneighborוְחַרְבּוֹ֙H2719 · che.revswordבְּצַ֣דH6654 · tsadsideרֵעֵ֔הוּH7453 · re.aneighborוַֽיִּפְּל֖וּH5307 · na.phalto fall: fallיַחְדָּ֑וH3162 · ya.chadunitednessוַיִּקְרָא֙H7121 · qa.rato call: call toלַמָּק֣וֹםH4725 · ma.qomplaceהַה֔וּאH1931 · huhe/she/itחֶלְקַ֥תH2521 · chel.qat hats.tsu.rimHelkath-hazzurimהַצֻּרִ֖יםH2521 · chel.qat hats.tsu.rimHelkath-hazzurimאֲשֶׁ֥רH834 · a.sherwhichבְּגִבְעֽוֹן׃H1391 · giv.onGibeon
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