And there was a very sore battle that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.
Ver. 17. And there was a very sore battle.] Ecce hic duellum transit in acre bellum totale. "Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!" Jam 3:5 It is far easier to stir strife, than to stint it; to begin a war, than to end it.