2 Samuel 2:23
“Howbeit he refused to turn aside: wherefore Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote him under the fifth rib, that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place: and it came to pass, that as many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Howbeit, he refused to turn aside,.... Determined on making him his captive if possible.
Wherefore Abner, with the…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
With the hinder end ... - i. e. the wooden end, which was more or less pointed to enable the owner to stick it in the…
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
with the hinder end of the spear Abner defended himself in this way with a view to disable rather than kill Asahel. But…
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