2 Samuel 2:18
16 Then each man grabbed his opponent by the head and thrust his sword into his opponent’s side, and they all fell together. So this place, which is in Gibeon, is called Helkath-hazzurim.
17 The battle that day was intense, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by the servants of David.
The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Now Asahel was fleet of foot like a wild gazelle,
19 and he chased Abner, not turning to the right or to the left in his pursuit.
20 And Abner glanced back and said, “Is that you, Asahel?” “It is,” Asahel replied.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Now Asahel was fleet of foot like a wild gazelle,
- KJV
- And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe.
- WEB
- The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Asahel was as light of foot as a wild gazelle.
- ASV
- And the three sons of Zeruiah were there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe.
- DARBY
- And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel. Now Asahel was swift of foot, as one of the gazelles that are in the field.
- BLB
- And were there three the sons of Zeruiah, Joab and Abishai and Asahel. And Asahel [was as] fleet of foot as one of the gazelles that [are] in the field.
- ÅB
- Der var Serujas tre sønner med: Joab og Abisai og Asael. Asael var lett på foten som et rådyr på marken.
- OTB
- Nå var de tre sønnene til Seruja der: Joab, Abisjai og Asael. Og Asael var så rask til fots som en av gasellene på marken.
- B1930
- Der var Serujas tre sønner med: Joab og Abisai og Asael. Asael var lett på foten som et rådyr på marken.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Chronicles 12:8
Some Gadites defected to David at his stronghold in the desert. They were mighty men of valor, trained for battle, experts with the shield and spear, whose faces were like the faces of lions and who were as swift as gazelles on the mountains:
Read in contextHabakkuk 3:19
GOD the Lord is my strength; He makes my feet like those of a deer; He makes me walk upon the heights! For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments.
Read in contextSong of Solomon 2:17
Before the day breaks and shadows flee, turn, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of Bether.
Read in contextPsalms 18:33
He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights.
Read in contextSong of Solomon 8:14
Come away, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices.
Read in context1 Chronicles 11:26
Now these were the mighty men: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
Read in context1 Chronicles 2:15–16
Ozem sixth, and David seventh.
Read in contextAmos 2:14
Escape will fail the swift, the strong will not prevail by his strength, and the mighty will not save his life.
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