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2 Samuel 2:19

AbnerAsahel

17 And there was a very sore battle that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.

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.

And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.

20 Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Asahel? And he answered, I am.

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.

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BSB
and he chased Abner, not turning to the right or to the left in his pursuit.
KJV
And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.
WEB
Asahel pursued Abner. He didn’t turn to the right hand or to the left from following Abner.
ASV
And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.
DARBY
And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from behind Abner.
BLB
And Asahel pursued after Abner, and he did not stretch in going to the right hand or to the left from following Abner.
ÅB
Og Asael satte etter Abner og bøyde ikke av hverken til høyre eller til venstre, men holdt seg stadig i Abners spor.
OTB
Og Asael forfulgte Abner og vendte seg ikke til høyre eller til venstre fra å følge ham.
B1930
Og Asael satte efter Abner og bøide ikke av hverken til høire eller til venstre, men holdt sig stadig i Abners spor.

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Cross references

  • Proverbs 4:27

    Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.

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  • Joshua 23:6

    Be ye therefore very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, that ye turn not aside therefrom to the right hand or to the left;

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  • 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.

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  • Joshua 1:7

    Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.

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  • 2 Kings 22:2

    And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.

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