15 So they arose and went over by count, twelve for Benjamin and Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David. 16 Each one of them seized his (a)opponent by the head and thrust his sword in his (b)opponent’s side; so they fell down together. Therefore that place was called (c)Helkath-hazzurim, which is in Gibeon.

Footnotes:

a. 2 Samuel 2:16: ['Lit ', fellow]
b. 2 Samuel 2:16: ['Lit ', fellow’s]
c. 2 Samuel 2:16: ['I.e. the field of sword-edges']