2 Samuel 2:16 meaning and explanation
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.
2 Samuel 2:16, Berean Standard Bible
Explanation preview
Abner, commander of Saul's army, and Joab, David's general, had agreed to let twelve young men from each side fight before the armies at the pool of Gibeon. The contest was meant as a display, but verse 16 shows it turning lethal: each man seized his opponent's head and drove his sword into his side, and all twenty-four fell together.
Read and study this verse. Three complete study layers are included with Premium.