2 Samuel 2:30
28 So Joab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.
29 And Abner and his men walked all that night through the plain, and passed over Jordan, and went through all Bithron, and they came to Mahanaim.
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.
31 But the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, and of Abner’s men, so that three hundred and threescore men died.
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.
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.