Helkath-hazzurim
And 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 Helkathhazzurim, which [is] in
Gibeon....
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hel'-kath-haz'-u-rim, -ha-zu'-rim (chelqath ha-tsurim; Meris
ton epiboulon): The name as it stands means "field of the
sword edges," and is applied to the scene of the conflict in
which twelve champions each from the army of Joab and that of
Abner perished together, each slaying his fellow (2 Sam 2:16).
Some, following Septuagint, would read c...
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(field of rock), a smooth piece of ground, apparently close
to the pool of Gibeon, where the combat took place between the
two parties of Joab's men and Abner's men which ended in the
death of the whole of the combatants, and brought on a general
battle. 2Sa 2:16...
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plot of the sharp blades, or the field of heroes, (2 Sam.
2:16).
After the battle of Gilboa, so fatal to Saul and his
house,
David, as divinely directed, took up his residence
in Hebron,
and was there anointed king over Judah. Among the
fugitives from
Gilboa was Ish-bosheth, the only surviving son of
Saul, whom
Abner, Saul's uncle, took a...
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"the field of strong men" (Vulgate), "the field of swords"
(Gesenius). The smooth ground near the pool of Gibeon, where
Joab's men and Abner's men fought and slew one another, and so
brought on a general engagement....
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