2 Samuel 2:16
What does 2 Samuel 2:16 mean?
A plain-English look at 2 Samuel 2:16 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
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WEB
World English Bible · 2000And 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.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And 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.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And 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.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And every one got the other by the head, driving his sword into the other's side, so they all went down together: and that place was named the Field of Sides, and it is in Gibeon.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And they lay hold, each on the head of his companion, and his sword <FI>is<Fi> in the side of his companion, and they fall together, and <FI>one<Fi> calleth that place Helkath-Hazzurim, which <FI>is<Fi> in Gibeon,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And every one catching his fellow by the head, thrust his sword into the side of his adversary, and they fell down together: and the name of the place was called: The field of the valiant, in Gabaon.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And they caught every one his fellow by the head, and [thrust] his sword in his fellow's side, and they fell down together. And that place was called Helkath-hazzurim, which is by Gibeon.
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