2 Samuel 2:30
28 So Joab blew the ram’s horn, and all the troops stopped; they no longer pursued Israel or continued to fight.
29 And all that night Abner and his men marched through the Arabah. They crossed the Jordan, marched all morning, and arrived at Mahanaim.
When Joab returned from pursuing Abner, he gathered all the troops. In addition to Asahel, nineteen of David’s servants were missing,
31 but they had struck down 360 Benjamites who were with Abner.
32 Later, they took Asahel and buried him in his father’s tomb in Bethlehem. Then Joab and his men marched all night and reached Hebron at daybreak.
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
- When Joab returned from pursuing Abner, he gathered all the troops. In addition to Asahel, nineteen of David’s servants were missing,
- KJV
- And Joab returned from following Abner: and when he had gathered all the people together, there lacked of David’s servants nineteen men and Asahel.
- WEB
- Joab returned from following Abner; and when he had gathered all the people together, nineteen men of David’s and Asahel were missing.
- ASV
- And Joab returned from following Abner: and when he had gathered all the people together, there lacked of David`s servants nineteen men and Asahel.
- DARBY
- And Joab returned from following Abner, and gathered all the people together; and there lacked of David's servants nineteen men, and Asahel.
- BLB
- And Joab returned from pursuing Abner, and he gathered together all the people. And there were missing from the servants of David nineteen men, and Asah-el.
- ÅB
- Da Joab hadde holdt opp med å forfølge Abner, samlet han alt folket, og der savnedes av Davids folk nitten mann foruten Asael.
- OTB
- Så vendte Joab tilbake fra å forfølge Abner, og da han hadde samlet alt folket, manglet nitten av Davids tjenere, foruten Asael.
- B1930
- Da Joab hadde holdt op med å forfølge Abner, samlet han alt folket, og der savnedes av Davids folk nitten mann foruten Asael.