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2 Samuel 2:13-16
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 2
13 And Joab the son of Zeruiah and the servants of David went out and met them by the pool of Gibeon; and they sat down, Abner’s men on the one side of the pool and Joab’s men on the other side of the pool. 14 Then Abner said to Joab, 'Now have the young men arise and hold a martial skills match in our presence.' And Joab said, 'Have them arise!' 15 So they got up and went over by count, twelve for Benjamin and Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and twelve from the servants of David. 16 And each one of them seized 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 in Gibeon.King James Version
Chapter 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.Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 2
13 So Joab son of Zeruiah and David's soldiers marched out and met them by the pool of Gibeon. The two groups took up positions on opposite sides of the pool.
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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.
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So they got up and were counted off--twelve for Benjamin and Ish-bosheth son of Saul, and twelve from David's soldiers.
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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.
New Living Translation
Chapter 2
13 About the same time, Joab son of Zeruiah led David's troops out and met them at the pool of Gibeon. The two groups sat down there, facing each other from opposite sides of the pool.
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Then Abner suggested to Joab, 'Let's have a few of our warriors fight hand to hand here in front of us.' 'All right,' Joab agreed.
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So twelve men were chosen to fight from each side--twelve men of Benjamin representing Ishbosheth son of Saul, and twelve representing David.
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Each one grabbed his opponent by the hair and thrust his sword into the other's side so that all of them died. So this place at Gibeon has been known ever since as the Field of Swords.
English Standard Version
Chapter 2
13 And Joab the son of Zeruiah and the servants of David went out and met them at 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 arise and compete before us.” And Joab said, “Let them arise.” 15 Then they arose and passed over by number, twelve for Benjamin and Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David. 16 And each caught 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.New International Version
Chapter 2
13 Joab son of Zeruiah and David's men went out and met them at the pool of Gibeon. One group sat down on one side of the pool and one group on the other side.
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Then Abner said to Joab, 'Let's have some of the young men get up and fight hand to hand in front of us.' 'All right, let them do it,' Joab said.
La Biblia de las Américas
Chapter 2
13 Y Joab, hijo de Sarvia, y los siervos de David salieron y los encontraron junto al estanque de Gabaón; y se sentaron, unos a un lado del estanque y los otros al otro lado. 14 Entonces Abner dijo a Joab: Que se levanten ahora los jóvenes y compitan delante de nosotros. Y Joab respondió: Que se levanten. 15 Se levantaron y pasaron en igual número, doce por Benjamín e Is-boset, hijo de Saúl, y doce de los siervos de David. 16 Y cada uno asió a su adversario por la cabeza, y metió su espada en el costado del adversario de manera que cayeron juntos. Por eso aquel lugar fue llamado Helcat-hazurim, el cual está en Gabaón.Nueva Biblia de las Américas
Chapter 2
13 Y Joab, hijo de Sarvia, y los siervos de David salieron y los encontraron junto al estanque de Gabaón; y se sentaron, unos a un lado del estanque y los otros al otro lado. 14 Entonces Abner dijo a Joab: “Que se levanten ahora los jóvenes y compitan delante de nosotros.” “Que se levanten,” respondió Joab. 15 Se levantaron y pasaron en igual número, doce por Benjamín e Isboset, hijo de Saúl, y doce de los siervos de David. 16 Cada uno agarró a su adversario por la cabeza, y metió su espada en el costado del adversario de manera que cayeron juntos. Por eso aquel lugar fue llamado Helcat Hazurim, el cual está en Gabaón.Nueva Versión Internacional
Chapter 2
13 Joab hijo de Sarvia, por su parte, salió al frente de las tropas de David. Los dos ejércitos se encontraron en el estanque de Gabaón y tomaron posiciones en lados opuestos.
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Entonces Abner le dijo a Joab: ?Propongo que salgan unos cuantos jóvenes y midan sus armas en presencia de nosotros. ?De acuerdo —respondió Joab.
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Así que pasaron al frente doce jóvenes del ejército benjaminita de Isboset hijo de Saúl, y doce de los siervos de David.
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Cada soldado agarró a su rival por la cabeza y le clavó la espada en el costado, de modo que ambos combatientes murieron al mismo tiempo. Por eso a aquel lugar, que queda cerca de Gabaón, se le llama Jelcat Hazurín.
Reina-Valera 1960
Chapter 2
13 y Joab hijo de Sarvia y los siervos de David salieron y los encontraron junto al estanque de Gabaón; y se pararon los unos a un lado del estanque, y los otros al otro lado. 14 Y dijo Abner a Joab: Levántense ahora los jóvenes, y maniobren delante de nosotros. Y Joab respondió: Levántense. 15 Entonces se levantaron, y pasaron en número igual, doce de Benjamín por parte de Is-boset hijo de Saúl, y doce de los siervos de David. 16 Y cada uno echó mano de la cabeza de su adversario, y metió su espada en el costado de su adversario, y cayeron a una; por lo que fue llamado aquel lugar, Helcat-hazurim, el cual está en Gabaón.Biblia del Jubileo