14Abner said to Joab, Please let the young men arise and play before us. Joab said, Let them arise.
15Then 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.
16They caught everyone his fellow by the head, and [thrust] his sword in his fellow`s side; so they fell down together: why that place was called Helkath-hazzurim, which is in Gibeon.
17The battle was very severe that day: and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.
18The three sons of Zeruiah were there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe.
19Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he didn`t turn to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.
20Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Is it you, Asahel? He answered, It is I.
