2 Samuel 2:20
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.
19 And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.
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.
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?
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.
Compare
- BSB
- And Abner glanced back and said, “Is that you, Asahel?” “It is,” Asahel replied.
- KJV
- Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Asahel? And he answered, I am.
- WEB
- Then Abner looked behind him and said, “Is that you, Asahel?” He answered, “It is.”
- ASV
- Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Is it thou, Asahel? And he answered, It is I.
- DARBY
- Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Asahel? And he said, I am.
- BLB
- And Abner looked behind him and said, “[Is] this you, Asahel?” And He answered, “It is I.”
- ÅB
- Da vendte Abner seg om og sa: Er det du, Asael? Han svarte: Ja.
- OTB
- Da snudde Abner seg og sa, "Er det deg, Asael?" Og han svarte, "Det er jeg."
- B1930
- Da vendte Abner sig om og sa: Er det du, Asael? Han svarte: Ja.