13 And (A)Joab the son of Zeruiah and the servants of David went out and met [a]them by the pool of Gibeon; and they sat down, [b]one on the one side of the pool and [c]the other on the other side of the pool. 14 Then Abner said to Joab, “Now let the young men arise and [d](B)hold a contest before us.” And Joab said, “Let them arise.” 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.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 2:13 Lit them together
  2. 2 Samuel 2:13 Lit these
  3. 2 Samuel 2:13 Lit these
  4. 2 Samuel 2:14 Lit make sport