2 Samuel 2:15

Then there arose and went over by number twelve of Benjamin,.... Whom Abner had picked out of that tribe, being his own, and whom he knew to be stout and courageous men, and closely attached to him.…

Here is, I. A rivalship between two kings - David, whom God made king, and Ishbosheth, whom Abner made king. One would have thought, when Saul was slain, and all his sons that had sense and spirit…

there arose and went over by number A fixed number from either side met on neutral ground between the two armies.

of Benjamin Saul's own tribe provided the champions for his cause. Cp. 2Sa 2:2.