2 Samuel 2:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Asahel? And he answered, I am.”
2 Samuel 2:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 2:20 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 2:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Then Abner looked behind him and said, “Is that you, Asahel?” He answered, “It is.””
2 Samuel 2:20 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 2:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Is it thou, Asahel? And he answered, It is I. ”
2 Samuel 2:20 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 2:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Abner looketh behind him, and saith, `Art thou he--Asahel?' and he saith, `I <FI>am<Fi> .'”
2 Samuel 2:20 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 2:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Asahel? And he said, I am. ”
2 Samuel 2:20 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 2:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Asahel? And he answered, Yea.”
2 Samuel 2:20 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 2:20 in Context — 2 Samuel 2
18 And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe.
19 And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.
20 Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Asahel? And he answered, I am.
21 And Abner said to him, Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to thy left, and lay thee hold on one of the young men, and take thee his armour. But Asahel would not turn aside from following of him.
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?
What Does 2 Samuel 2:20 Mean?
2 Samuel 2:20 is a verse from the Book of 2 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Samuel chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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