2 Samuel 2:22
“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?”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And Abner said again to Asahel,.... Being loath to dispatch him:
turn thee aside from following me, wherefore should I…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Samuel 2:18-24
We have here the contest between Abner and Asahel. Asahel, the brother of Joab and cousin-german to David, was one of…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Turn thee aside Asahel was probably a mere stripling, and no match for Abner, who, wishing to avoid a feud with Joab and…
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