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

17The battle that day was intense, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by the servants of David. 18The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Now Asahel was fleet of foot like a wild gazelle, and he chased Abner, not turning to the right or to the left in his pursuit. 20And Abner glanced back and said, “Is that you, Asahel?” “It is,” Asahel replied. 21So Abner told him, “Turn to your right or to your left, seize one of the young men, and take his equipment for yourself.” But Asahel would not stop chasing him.

2 Samuel 2:19 word by word

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

• and heעֲשָׂהאֵל‛ăώâh'êl · AsahelH6214
• and heאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• chasedרָדַףrâdaph · to pursueH7291
• Abnerאֲבִינֵר'abnêr 'ăbîynêr · AbnerH74
• notלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• turningנָטָהnâţâh · to stretchH5186
• turningהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• turningעַל‛al · uponH5921
• to the rightיָמִיןyâmîyn · rightH3225
• or to the leftשְׂמֹאלώemô'l ώem'ôl · leftH8040

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 2:19

• 2 Samuel 2:21So Abner told him, “Turn to your right or to your left, seize one of the young men, and take his equipment for yourself.” But Asahel would not stop chasing him.
• Joshua 1:7Above all, be strong and very courageous. Be careful to observe all the law that My servant Moses commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may prosper wherever you go.
• Joshua 23:6Be very strong, then, so that you can keep and obey all that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, not turning aside from it to the right or to the left.
• 2 Kings 22:2And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and walked in all the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right or to the left.
• Proverbs 4:27Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your feet away from 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

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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