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2 Samuel 2:14
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Israel and Judah at War

12 Now Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ishbosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to aGibeon.  
13 And aJoab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out and met them by bthe pool of Gibeon. So they sat down, one on one side of the pool and the other on the other side of the pool.  
14 Then Abner said to Joab, “Let the young men now arise and compete before us.” And Joab said, “Let them arise.”
15 So they arose and went over by number, twelve from Benjamin, followers of Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and twelve from the servants of David.
16 And each one grasped his opponent by the head and thrust his sword in his opponent’s side; so they fell down together. Therefore that place was called1 the Field of Sharp Swords, which is in Gibeon.  
17 So there was a very fierce battle that day, and Abner and the men of Israel were beaten before the servants of David.
18 Now the athree sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab and Abishai and Asahel. And Asahel was bas fleet of foot cas a wild gazelle.  
19 So Asahel pursued Abner, and in going he did not turn to the right hand or to the left from following Abner.
Verse Comparison: 2 Samuel 2:14

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

Amplified® Bible
And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise and have a contest before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.

Contemporary English Version
Abner yelled to Joab, "Let's have some of our best soldiers get up and fight each other!" Joab agreed,

Darby English Version
And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise and make sport before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.

Good News Bible
Abner said to Joab, "Let's have some of the young men from each side fight an armed contest." "All right," Joab answered.

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

New American Standard Bible
Then Abner said to Joab, "Now let the young men arise and hold a contest before us. And Joab said, "Let them arise.""

New International Version
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.

New King James Version
Then Abner said to Joab, “Let the young men now arise and compete before us.” And Joab said, “Let them arise.”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then Abner said to Joab, "Now let the young men arise and hold a contest before us." And Joab said, "Let them arise."

Revised Standard Version
And Abner said to Jo'ab, "Let the young men arise and play before us." And Jo'ab said, "Let them arise."

Young's Literal Translation
And Abner saith unto Joab, `Let the youths rise, I pray thee, and they play before us;' and Joab saith, `Let them rise.'


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