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2 Samuel 2:32

AsahelJoabBethlehemHebron
Grief

30 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.

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.
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BSB
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.
KJV
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.
WEB
They took up Asahel and buried him in the tomb of his father, which was in Bethlehem. Joab and his men went all night, and the day broke on them at Hebron.
ASV
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 the day brake upon them at Hebron.
DARBY
And they took up Asahel, and buried him in the sepulchre of his father, which was in Bethlehem. And Joab and his men went all night, and they came to Hebron at break of day.
BLB
And they took up Asahel and buried him in the tomb of his father that [was] in Bethlehem. And Joab and his men marched all night, and at daybreak they came to Hebron.
ÅB
Asael tok de opp og begravde ham i hans fars grav i Betlehem. Joab og hans menn gikk hele natten og kom til Hebron da det begynte å dages.
[^1]: de skarpe eggers mark.
[^2]: 2SA 2, 14.
OTB
Og de tok opp Asael og begravde ham i sin fars grav, som var i Betlehem. Så reiste Joab og hans menn hele natten til dagen grydde i Hebron.
B1930
Asael tok de op og begravde ham i hans fars grav i Betlehem. Joab og hans menn gikk hele natten og kom til Hebron da det begynte å dages.

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  • 1 Chronicles 2:13–16

    Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn; Abinadab was born second, Shimea third,

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  • 1 Samuel 17:58

    “Whose son are you, young man?” asked Saul. “I am the son of your servant Jesse of Bethlehem,” David replied.

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  • 2 Samuel 5:1

    Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “Here we are, your own flesh and blood.

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  • 2 Chronicles 21:1

    And Jehoshaphat rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David. And his son Jehoram reigned in his place.

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  • 2 Chronicles 16:14

    And he was buried in the tomb that he had cut out for himself in the City of David. They laid him on a bier that was full of spices and various blended perfumes; then they made a great fire in his honor.

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  • Proverbs 22:29

    Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will be stationed in the presence of kings; he will not stand before obscure men.

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