2 Samuel 2:19

2 Samuel 2:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.
• New International Version (NIV)He chased Abner, turning neither to the right nor to the left as he pursued him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Asahel pursued Abner, and as he went, he turned neither to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Asahel pursued Abner, and in going he did not turn to the right hand or to the left from following Abner.

Context of 2 Samuel 2:19

17There was a very fierce battle that day, and Abner and the men of Israel were beaten before the servants of David. 18Three sons of Zeruiah [the half sister of David] were there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Now Asahel was as light and swift-footed as one of the [wild] gazelles in the field. Asahel pursued Abner and did not turn to the right or to the left as he followed him. 20Then Abner looked behind him and said, “Is that you, Asahel?” He answered, “It is I.” 21So Abner said to him, “Turn to your right or to your left, and grab one of the young men and take his armor for yourself.” But Asahel was not willing to turn away from pursuing Abner.

2 Samuel 2:19 word by word

וַיִּרְדֹּ֥ף עֲשָׂהאֵ֖ל אַחֲרֵ֣י אַבְנֵ֑ר וְלֹֽא־נָטָ֣ה לָלֶ֗כֶת עַל־הַיָּמִין֙ וְעַֽל־הַשְּׂמֹ֔אול מֵאַחֲרֵ֖י אַבְנֵֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Asahelעֲשָׂהאֵל‛ăώâh'êl · AsahelH6214
• pursuedרָדַףrâdaph · to pursueH7291
• afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• Abnerאֲבִינֵר'abnêr 'ăbîynêr · AbnerH74
• and in goingיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• he turnedנָטָהnâţâh · to stretchH5186
• not to the right handיָמִיןyâmîyn · rightH3225
• nor to the leftשְׂמֹאלώemô'l ώem'ôl · leftH8040

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 2:19

• 2 Samuel 2:21So Abner said to him, “Turn to your right or to your left, and grab one of the young men and take his armor for yourself.” But Asahel was not willing to turn away from pursuing Abner.
• Joshua 1:7Only be strong and very courageous; be careful to do [everything] in accordance with the entire law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may prosper and be successful wherever you go.
• Joshua 23:6Be steadfast and very determined to keep and to do everything that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, so that you do not turn aside from it to the right or the left,
• 2 Kings 22:2He did what was right in the sight of the Lord and walked in all the ways of his father (ancestor) David, and did not turn aside to the right or to the left.
• Proverbs 4:27Do not turn away to the right nor to the left [where evil may lurk]; Turn your foot from [the path of] evil.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 2:19

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-24Verses 18-24 Death often comes by ways we least suspect. We are often betrayed by the accomplishments we are proud of! Asahel's swiftness, which he presumed so much upon, did him no service, but hastened his end.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-32A long civil war followed between Judah, led by David, and the northern tribes, led by Saul’s family. These events led directly to the murder of Abner (2 Samuel 3:22–39).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 19-3219-32. Asahel pursued after Abner--To gain the general's armor was deemed the grandest trophy. Asahel, ambitious of securing Abner's, had outstripped all other pursuers, and was fast gaining on the retreating commander. Abner, conscious of possessing more physical power, and unwilling that there should be "blood" between himself and Joab, Asahel's brother, twice urged him to desist. The impetuous young soldier being deaf to the generous remonstrance, the…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 2:19

• Abner
• Asahel
• David
• Homicide
• Israel
• Joab
• War

In the dictionaries

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• Asahel
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• Samuel, Books of

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings