Context 20Then Abner looked behind him and said, “Is that you, Asahel?” And he answered, “It is I.” 21So Abner said to him, “Turn to your right or to your left, and take hold of one of the young men for yourself, and take for yourself his spoil.” But Asahel was not willing to turn aside from following him. 22Abner repeated again to Asahel, “Turn aside from following me. Why should I strike you to the ground? How then could I lift up my face to your brother Joab?” 23However, he refused to turn aside; therefore Abner struck him in the belly with the butt end of the spear, so that the spear came out at his back. And he fell there and died on the spot. And it came about that all who came to the place where Asahel had fallen and died, stood still. 24But Joab and Abishai pursued Abner, and when the sun was going down, they came to the hill of Ammah, which is in front of Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon. 25The sons of Benjamin gathered together behind Abner and became one band, and they stood on the top of a certain hill. 26Then Abner called to Joab and said, “Shall the sword devour forever? Do you not know that it will be bitter in the end? How long will you refrain from telling the people to turn back from following their brothers?” 27Joab said, “As God lives, if you had not spoken, surely then the people would have gone away in the morning, each from following his brother.” 28So Joab blew the trumpet; and all the people halted and pursued Israel no longer, nor did they continue to fight anymore. 29Abner and his men then went through the Arabah all that night; so they crossed the Jordan, walked all morning, and came to Mahanaim. 30Then Joab returned from following Abner; when he had gathered all the people together, nineteen of David’s servants besides Asahel were missing. 31But the servants of David had struck down many of Benjamin and Abner’s men, so that three hundred and sixty men died. 32And they took up Asahel and buried him in his father’s tomb which was in Bethlehem. Then Joab and his men went all night until the day dawned at Hebron. Parallel Verses American Standard VersionThen Abner looked behind him, and said, Is it thou, Asahel? And he answered, It is I. Douay-Rheims Bible And Abner looked behind him, and said: Art thou Asael? And he answered: I am. Darby Bible Translation Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Asahel? And he said, I am. English Revised Version Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Is it thou, Asahel? And he answered, It is I. Webster's Bible Translation Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Asahel? And he answered, I am. World English Bible Then Abner looked behind him, and said, "Is it you, Asahel?" He answered, "It is I." Young's Literal Translation And Abner looketh behind him, and saith, 'Art thou he -- Asahel?' and he saith, 'I am.' Library The Bright Dawn of a Reign'And it came to pass after this, that David enquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And the Lord said unto him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And He said, Unto Hebron. 2. So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail, Nabal's wife, the Carmelite. 3. And his men that were with him did David bring up, every man with his household: and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron. 4. And the men of Judah came, and there … Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture The King. This Affection the Martyrs of Christ Contending for the Truth did Overcome... The First Chaldaean Empire and the Hyksos in Egypt How the Meek and the Passionate are to be Admonished. Samuel Links 2 Samuel 2:20 NIV • 2 Samuel 2:20 NLT • 2 Samuel 2:20 ESV • 2 Samuel 2:20 NASB • 2 Samuel 2:20 KJV • 2 Samuel 2:20 Bible Apps • 2 Samuel 2:20 Parallel • Bible Hub |
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