NET Bible
"Abner said to Joab,“Let the soldiers get up and fight before us.” Joab said,“So be it!”"
— 2 Samuel 2:14, NET Bible
“And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.”
“And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men, I pray thee, arise and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise. ”
“Abner said to Joab, "Please let the young men arise and play before us!" Joab said, "Let them arise!"”
“And Abner said to Joab: Let the young men rise, and play before us. And Joab answered: Let them rise.”
“And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men give a test of their strength before us. And Joab said, Let them do so.”
“And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.”
David was king in Hebron over the people of Judah for seven and a half years.
Then Abner son of Ner and the servants of Ish-bosheth son of Saul went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
Joab son of Zeruiah and the servants of David also went out and confronted them at the pool of Gibeon. One group stationed themselves on one side of the pool, and the other group on the other side of the pool.
Abner said to Joab,“Let the soldiers get up and fight before us.” Joab said,“So be it!”
So they got up and crossed over by number: twelve belonging to Benjamin and to Ish-bosheth son of Saul, and twelve from the servants of David.
As they grappled with one another, each one stabbed his opponent with his sword and they fell dead together. So that place is called the Field of Flints; it is in Gibeon.
Now the battle was very severe that day; Abner and the men of Israel were overcome by David’s soldiers.