2 Samuel 2:20

וַיִּפֶן אַבְנֵר אַֽחֲרָיו וַיֹּאמֶר הַאַתָּה זֶה עֲשָׂהאֵל וַיֹּאמֶר אָנֹֽכִי ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Asahel? And he answered, I am.

In Context

19וַיִּרְדֹּף עֲשָׂהאֵל אַחֲרֵי אַבְנֵר וְלֹֽא ־ נָטָה לָלֶכֶת עַל ־ הַיָּמִין וְעַֽל ־ הַשְּׂמֹאול מֵאַחֲרֵי אַבְנֵֽר ׃

21וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ אַבְנֵר נְטֵה לְךָ עַל ־ יְמִֽינְךָ אוֹ עַל ־ שְׂמֹאלֶךָ וֶאֱחֹז לְךָ אֶחָד מֵֽהַנְּעָרִים וְקַח ־ לְךָ אֶת ־ חֲלִצָתוֹ וְלֹֽא ־ אָבָה עֲשָׂהאֵל לָסוּר מֵאַחֲרָֽיו ׃

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Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 2:19-25

Asahel Slain by Abner. ( b. c. 1053.) 18 And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe. 19 And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner. 20 Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Asahel? And he answered, I am. 21 And Abner said to him, Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to thy left, and lay thee hold on one of the young men, and take thee his armour. But Asahel… Read the whole commentary →

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