SEV Biblia, Chapter 2:16
Y cada uno echó mano de la cabeza de su compañero, y le metió su espada por el costado de su compañero, y cayeron a una; y fue llamado aquel lugar, Helcat-hazurim (la heredad de los fuertes ), el cual está en Gabaón.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 2:16
Verse 16. Caught every one his fellow by the head] Probably by the beard, if these persons were not too young to have one, or by the hair of the head. Alexander ordered all the Macedonians to shave their beards; and being asked by Parmenio why they should do so, answered, "Dost thou not know that in battle there is no better hold than the beard?" Helkath-hazzurim] "The portion of the mighty;" or, "The inheritance of those who were slain," according to the Targum.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 16. And they caught everyone his fellow by the head , etc.] By the hair of his head with his hand: and [thrust] his sword in his fellow’s side ; which he had in the other; so they fell down together ; the twelve on each side, all the twenty four; some think only the twelve on Abner’s side fell; but to me it seems that they all fell dead as one man, since they thrust their swords in each other’s sides: wherefore that place was called Helkathhazzurim, which [is] in Gibeon ; the field of rocks, or of mighty men as strong as rocks, who stood as immovable, and would not give way, but fell and died in the field of battle; the Targum interprets it, the inheritance of the slain.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 8-17 - The nation in general refused David. By this the Lord trained up his servant for future honour and usefulness; and the tendency of tru godliness was shown in his behaviour while passing through variou difficulties. David was herein a type of Christ, whom Israel would no submit to, though anointed of the Father to be a Prince and a Saviou to them. Abner meant, Let the young men fight before us, when he said Let them play before us: fools thus make a mock at sin. But he is unworthy the name of a man, that can thus trifle with human blood.
Original Hebrew
ויחזקו 2388 אישׁ 376 בראשׁ 7218 רעהו 7453 וחרבו 2719 בצד 6654 רעהו 7453 ויפלו 5307 יחדו 3162 ויקרא 7121 למקום 4725 ההוא 1931 חלקת הצרים 2521 אשׁר 834 בגבעון׃ 1391
