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15 So the young soldiers got up. The two groups counted their men for the contest. They chose twelve men from the tribe of Benjamin to fight for Ish Bosheth son of Saul, and they chose twelve men from David’s officers. 16 Each of the men grabbed his opponent’s head and stabbed him in the side with his sword, and then they fell down together. That is why this place in Gibeon is called “The Field of the Sharp Knives.”[a] 17 That contest turned into a terrible battle and David’s officers defeated Abner and the Israelites that day.

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  1. 2 Samuel 2:16 The Field of the Sharp Knives Or “Helkath Hazzurim.”

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