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2 Samuel 2:12-14
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
2 Samuel 2:12-14
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
The Battle of Gibeon
12 Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ish-bo′sheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahana′im to Gibeon. 13 And Jo′ab the son of Zeru′iah, 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 Jo′ab, “Let the young men arise and play[a] before us.” And Jo′ab said, “Let them arise.”
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- 2.14 play: He meant “do battle.” The idea was to settle the matter by a fight between two select groups of soldiers.
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