17and the battle is very hard on that day, and Abner is smitten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.


In Context

14 And Abner saith unto Joab, 'Let the youths rise, I pray thee, and they play before us;' and Joab saith, 'Let them rise.'

15 And they rise and pass over, in number twelve of Benjamin, even of Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.

16 And they lay hold, each on the head of his companion, and his sword is in the side of his companion, and they fall together, and one calleth that place Helkath-Hazzurim, which is in Gibeon,

17 and the battle is very hard on that day, and Abner is smitten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.

18 And there are there three sons of Zeruiah, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel, and Asahel is light on his feet, as one of the roes which are in the field,

19 And Asahel pursueth after Abner, and hath not turned aside to go to the right or to the left, from after Abner.

2 Samuel 2:17 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

2:17The battle that day was very fierce, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by David's men.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:17And there was a very sore battle that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:17And there was a very fierce battle that day: and Abner was put to flight, with the men of Israel, by the servants of David.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:17And the battle was very sore that day: and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:17And the battle that day was very severe; and Abner and the men of Israel were routed before the servants of David.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:17And the battle was very sore that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:17And there was a very severe battle that day; and Abner was defeated, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:17The battle was very severe that day: and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:17And there was a very sore battle that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.