2 Samuel 2:15
13 And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out, and met together by 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 Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.
Then there arose and went over by number twelve of Benjamin, which pertained to Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.
16 And they caught every one his fellow by the head, and thrust his sword in his fellow’s side; so they fell down together: wherefore that place was called Helkath-hazzurim, which is in Gibeon.
17 And there was a very sore battle that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- So they got up and were counted off—twelve for Benjamin and Ish-bosheth son of Saul, and twelve for David.
- KJV
- Then there arose and went over by number twelve of Benjamin, which pertained to Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.
- WEB
- Then they arose and went over by number: twelve for Benjamin and for Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of David’s servants.
- ASV
- Then they arose and went over by number: twelve for Benjamin, and for Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.
- DARBY
- And they arose and went over by number, twelve for Benjamin, and for Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.
- BLB
- And they arose and went over, by number twelve from Benjamin and of Ish-bosheth son of Saul, and twelve from the servants of David.
- ÅB
- Så reiste de seg og gikk fram i det fastsatte tall: tolv for Benjamin og Isboset, Sauls sønn, og tolv av Davids folk.
- OTB
- Så reiste de seg og kom frem etter antall: tolv for Benjamin og Isjbosjet, Sauls sønn, og tolv fra tjenerne til David.
- B1930
- Så reiste de sig og gikk frem i det fastsatte tall: tolv for Benjamin og Isboset, Sauls sønn, og tolv av Davids folk.