2 Samuel 2:20

Brenton's Septuagint

And Abenner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Asael himself? and he said, I am.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Abner glanced back and said, “Is that you, Asahel?”

Hebrew Names Version
Then Aviner looked behind him, and said, Is it you, `Asa'el? He answered, It is I.

King James Version
Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Asahel? And he answered, I am.

Lexham English Bible
Abner turned around and said, "Are you this Asahel?" And he said, "Yes."

English Standard Version
Then Abner looked behind him and said, "Is it you, Asahel?" And he answered, "It is I."

New Century Version
Abner looked back and asked, "Is that you, Asahel?" Asahel said, "Yes, it is."

New English Translation
Then Abner turned and asked, "Is that you, Asahel?" He replied, "Yes it is!"

Amplified Bible
Then Abner looked behind him and said, "Is that you, Asahel?" He answered, "It is I."

New American Standard Bible
Then Abner looked behind himself and said, "Is that you, Asahel?" And he said, "It is I!"

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Asahel? And he answered, Yea.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then Abner turned to look behind him and said, "Is that you, Asahel?" And he answered, "It is I."

Contemporary English Version
When Abner turned and saw him, he said, "Is that you, Asahel?" Asahel answered, "Yes it is."

Complete Jewish Bible
Avner looked behind him and asked, "Is that you, ‘Asah'el?" "Yes, it is," he answered.

Darby Translation
Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Asahel? And he said, I am.

Easy-to-Read Version
Abner looked back and asked, "Is that you, Asahel?" Asahel said, "Yes, it's me."

George Lamsa Translation
Then Abner looked behind him and said, Is that you, Ashael? And he answered, It is I.

Good News Translation
Abner looked back and said, "Is that you, Asahel?" "Yes," he answered.

Literal Translation
And Abner looked behind him, and said, Are you Asahel? And he said, I am .

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then Abner turned him aboute, and sayde: Art thou Asahel? He sayde: Yee.

American Standard Version
Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Is it thou, Asahel? And he answered, It is I.

Bible in Basic English
Then Abner, looking back, said, Is it you, Asahel? And he said, It is I.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then Abner loked behynd him, and sayde: Art thou Asahel? He aunswered: Yea.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then Abner looked behind him, and said: 'Is it thou, Asahel?' And he answered: 'It is I.'

King James Version (1611)
Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Asahel? And he answered, I am.

English Revised Version
Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Is it thou, Asahel? And he answered, It is I.

Berean Standard Bible
And Abner glanced back and said, "Is that you, Asahel?" "It is," Asahel replied.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor Abner bihelde bihynde his bac, and seide, Whether thou art Asahel?

Young's Literal Translation
And Abner looketh behind him, and saith, `Art thou he -- Asahel?' and he saith, `I [am].'

Update Bible Version
Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Is it you, Asahel? And he answered, It is I.

Webster's Bible Translation
Then Abner looked behind him, and said, [Art] thou Asahel? And he answered, I [am].

World English Bible
Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Is it you, Asahel? He answered, It is I.

New King James Version
Then Abner looked behind him and said, "Are you Asahel?" He answered, "I am."

New Living Translation
When Abner looked back and saw him coming, he called out, "Is that you, Asahel?" "Yes, it is," he replied.

New Life Bible
Then Abner looked behind him and said, "Is that you, Asahel?" And he answered, "It is I."

New Revised Standard
Then Abner looked back and said, "Is it you, Asahel?" He answered, "Yes, it is."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then Abner looked behind him, and said - Art thou Asahel? And he said - I am.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Abner looked behind him, and said: Art thou Asael? And he answered: I am.

Revised Standard Version
Then Abner looked behind him and said, "Is it you, As'ahel?" And he answered, "It is I."

THE MESSAGE
Abner turned and said, "Is that you, Asahel?" "It surely is," he said.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then Abner looked behind him and said, "Is that you, Asahel?" And he answered, "It is I."

Contextual Overview

¹⁸ And there were there the three sons of Saruia, Joab, and Abessa, and Asael: and Asael was swift in his feet as a roe in the field. ¹⁹ And Asael followed after Abenner, and turned not to go to the right hand or to the left from following Abenner. ²⁰ And Abenner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Asael himself? and he said, I am. ²¹ And Abenner said to him, Turn thou to the right hand or to the left, and lay hold for thyself on one of the young men, and take to thyself his armour: but Asel would not turn back from following him. ²² And Abenner said yet again to Asael, Stand aloof from me, lest I smite thee to the ground? and how should I lift up my face to Joab? ²³ And what does this mean? return to Joab thy brother? But he would not stand aloof; and Abenner smites him with the hinder end of the spear on the loins, and the spear went out behind him, and he falls there and dies on the spot: and it came to pass that every one that came to the place where Asael fell and died, stood still. ²⁴ And Joab and Abessa pursued after Abenner, and the sun went down: and they went as far as the hill of Amman, which is in the front of Gai, by the desert way of Gabaon.

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Cross-References

Genesis 2:18
And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone, let us make for him a help suitable to him.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then Abner looked behind him,.... Perceiving one at his heels, and making haste up to him.

And said, [art] thou Asahel? for it seems he knew him personally, being well acquainted with his family:

and he answered, I [am]; so that they were very near to each other, as to discourse together, and be heard and understood by each other.