Scripture · Old Testament
2 Samuel 2:15
2 Samuel 2:15 is verse 15 of 2 Samuel chapter 2, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
So they got up and were counted off—twelve for Benjamin and Ish-bosheth son of Saul, and twelve for David.
King James Version
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.
World English Bible
Then they arose and went over by number: twelve for Benjamin and for Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of David’s servants.
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2 Samuel 2:13–17 · Berean Standard Bible
13 So Joab son of Zeruiah, along with the servants of David, marched out and met them by the pool of Gibeon. And the two camps took up positions on opposite sides of the pool.
14 Then Abner said to Joab, “Let us have the young men get up and compete before us.” “Let them get up,” Joab replied.
15 So they got up and were counted off—twelve for Benjamin and Ish-bosheth son of Saul, and twelve for David.
16 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.
17 The battle that day was intense, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by the servants of David.
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