Verse 18

2 Samuel 2:18

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18 There were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab and Abishai and Asahel: and Asahel was as quick-footed as a roe of the fields.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יִּֽהְיוּ שָׁ֗ם שְׁלֹשָׁה֙ בְּנֵ֣י צְרוּיָ֔ה יוֹאָ֥ב וַ/אֲבִישַׁ֖י וַ/עֲשָׂהאֵ֑ל וַ/עֲשָׂהאֵל֙ קַ֣ל בְּ/רַגְלָ֔י/ו כְּ/אַחַ֥ד הַ/צְּבָיִ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר בַּ/שָּׂדֶֽה

English Translation

And there were three sons of Zeruiah there: Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel. And Asahel was swift of foot like one of the gazelles that is in the field.

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Chapter 2 Context

1 Now after this, David, questioning the Lord, said, Am I to go up into any of the towns of Judah? And... Focus ↗

2 So David went there, taking with him his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel, and Abigail, the wife of Nab... Focus ↗

3 And David took all his men with him, every man with his family: and they were living in the towns ro... Focus ↗

4 And the men of Judah came there, and with the holy oil made David king over the people of Judah. And... Focus ↗

5 And David sent to the men of Jabesh-gilead and said to them, May the Lord give you his blessing, bec... Focus ↗

6 May the Lord be good and true to you: and I myself will see that your kind act is rewarded, because... Focus ↗

7 Then let your hands be strong, and have no fear: though Saul your lord is dead, the people of Judah... Focus ↗

8 Now Abner, the son of Ner, captain of Saul's army, had taken Saul's son Ish-bosheth over to Mahanaim... Focus ↗

9 And made him king over Gilead and the Asherites and over Jezreel and Ephraim and Benjamin, that is,... Focus ↗

10 (Saul's son Ish-bosheth was forty years old when he became king over Israel, and he was ruler for tw... Focus ↗

11 And the time when David was king in Hebron over the people of Judah was seven years and six months. Focus ↗

12 And Abner, the son of Ner, with the servants of Saul's son Ish-bosheth, went out from Mahanaim to Gi... Focus ↗

13 And Joab, the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out and came face to face with them by... Focus ↗

14 And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men give a test of their strength before us. And Joab said, Le... Focus ↗

15 So they got up and went over by number: twelve for Benjamin and Ish-bosheth and twelve of the servan... Focus ↗

16 And every one got the other by the head, driving his sword into the other's side, so they all went d... Focus ↗

17 And there was hard fighting that day; and Abner and the men of Israel gave way before the servants o... Focus ↗

18 There were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab and Abishai and Asahel: and Asahel was as quick-footed...

19 Asahel went running after Abner, not turning to the right or to the left. Focus ↗

20 Then Abner, looking back, said, Is it you, Asahel? And he said, It is I. Focus ↗

21 And Abner said, Then go to the right or to the left and put your hands on one of the fighting-men an... Focus ↗

22 Then again Abner said to Asahel, Go to one side, do not keep on coming after me: why will you make m... Focus ↗

23 But still he did not go to one side: so Abner gave him a back blow in the stomach with his spear, so... Focus ↗

24 But Joab and Abishai went after Abner: and the sun went down when they came to the hill of Ammah, wh... Focus ↗

25 And the men of Benjamin came together after Abner in one band, and took their places on the top of a... Focus ↗

26 Then crying out to Joab, Abner said, Are fighting and destruction to go on for ever? do you not see... Focus ↗

27 And Joab said, By the living God (Elohim), if you had not given the word, the people would have gone... Focus ↗

28 So Joab had a horn sounded, and all the people came to a stop, and gave up going after Israel and fi... Focus ↗

29 And all that night Abner and his men went through the Arabah; they went over Jordan and through all... Focus ↗

30 And Joab came back from fighting Abner: and when he had got all his men together, it was seen that n... Focus ↗

31 But David's men had put to death three hundred and sixty of the men of Benjamin and of Abner's men Focus ↗

32 And they took Asahel's body and put it in the last resting-place of his father in Beth-lehem. And Jo... Focus ↗

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Book: 2 Samuel
Chapter: Chapter 2 (32 verses)
Version: Bible in Basic English

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