Strong H6214H6214Gעֲשָׂהאֵל

Asahel

Transliteration: ‛ăώâh'êl
Pronunciation: as-aw-ale'
Morphology: Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.2.18; his mother was Zeruiah (H6870);
brother of: Abishai (H52) and Joab (H3097);
father of: Zebadiah (H2069K)

Meaning of the name

Asahel = "God-made"

General definition

From H6213 and H410; God has made;
{Asahel} the name of four Israelites: - Asahel.

In the biblical story

Asahel

Son of Zeruiah, brother of Joab, killed by Abner

Asahel, son of Zeruiah and brother of Joab, was a fast runner killed by Abner during a battle (2 Sam 2; 3:27, 30; 23:24; 1 Chr 2:16; 11:26; 27:7).

In the Bible

Strong H6214G appears in 8 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

asahel7
thou1

First verses

2 Samuel 2:18
And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe.
2 Samuel 2:19
And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.
2 Samuel 2:20
Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Asahel? And he answered, I am.
2 Samuel 2:21
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 would not turn aside from following of him.
2 Samuel 2:22
And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn thee aside from following me: wherefore should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother?
2 Samuel 2:23
Howbeit he refused to turn aside: wherefore Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote him under the fifth rib, that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place: and it came to pass, that as many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still.
2 Samuel 2:32
And they took up Asahel, and buried him in the sepulchre of his father, which was in Beth–lehem. And Joab and his men went all night, and they came to Hebron at break of day.
2 Samuel 3:30
So Joab and Abishai his brother slew Abner, because he had slain their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle.