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Selected Verse: 2 Samuel 2:16 - King James

Verse	Translation	Text
2Sa 2:16	King James	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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Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
Compare Livy's history of the battle between the Horatii and Curiatii. This combat, like that, may have been proposed as a means of avoiding the effusion of blood of two nations united by consanguinity, and having a common powerful enemy in the Philistines. Helkath-hazzurim - i. e. "the part, field, or plat Gen 23:19 of the sharp edges or blades." This seems, on the whole, the best explanation of this rather obscure name.

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]

Compare Livy's history of the battle between the Horatii and Curiatii. This combat, like that, may have been proposed as a means of avoiding the effusion of blood of two nations united by consanguinity, and having a common powerful enemy in the Philistines.

Helkath-hazzurim - i. e. "the part, field, or plat Gen 23:19 of the sharp edges or blades." This seems, on the whole, the best explanation of this rather obscure name.

The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917]
Helkathhazzurim That is, Field of Swords.

The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917]

Helkathhazzurim

That is, Field of Swords.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]
By the head - By the hair of the head, which after their manner was of a considerable length. Helkath - kazzurim - Or, the field of rock; that is, of men who stood like rocks unmovable, each one dying upon the spot where he fought.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]

By the head - By the hair of the head, which after their manner was of a considerable length. Helkath - kazzurim - Or, the field of rock; that is, of men who stood like rocks unmovable, each one dying upon the spot where he fought.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826
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.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826

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.

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