15. So they stood up and were counted – twelve men for Benjamin and Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, and twelve for David.
16. Then each man grabbed his opponent by the head and thrust his dagger into his opponent’s side, and they fell down together. So that place in Gibeon was called Helkath Hazzurim.
17. The battle that day was very fierce, and Abner and the Israelites were defeated by David’s men.
18. The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai and Asahel. Now Asahel was as fleet-footed as a wild gazelle.
19. He chased Abner, turning neither to the right nor to the left as he pursued him.
20. Abner looked behind him and asked, ‘Is that you, Asahel?’‘It is,’ he answered.