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Literal Standard Version
2 Samuel 2:19
and Asahel pursues after Abner, and has not turned aside to go to the right or to the left, from after Abner.
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Christian Standard Bible®
He chased Abner and did not turn to the right or the left in his pursuit of him.
He chased Abner and did not turn to the right or the left in his pursuit of him.
Hebrew Names Version
`Asa'el pursued after Aviner; and in going he didn't turn to the right hand nor to the left from following Aviner.
`Asa'el pursued after Aviner; and in going he didn't turn to the right hand nor to the left from following Aviner.
King James Version
And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.
And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.
Lexham English Bible
So Asahel pursued Abner, and he did not turn aside to the right or to the left from going after Abner.
So Asahel pursued Abner, and he did not turn aside to the right or to the left from going after Abner.
English Standard Version
And Asahel pursued Abner, and as he went, he turned neither to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.
And Asahel pursued Abner, and as he went, he turned neither to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.
New Century Version
Asahel chased Abner, going straight toward him.
Asahel chased Abner, going straight toward him.
New English Translation
Asahel chased Abner, without turning to the right or to the left as he followed Abner.
Asahel chased Abner, without turning to the right or to the left as he followed Abner.
Amplified Bible
Asahel pursued Abner and did not turn to the right or to the left as he followed him.
Asahel pursued Abner and did not turn to the right or to the left as he followed him.
New American Standard Bible
Asahel pursued Abner and did not turn to the right or to the left from following Abner.
Asahel pursued Abner and did not turn to the right or to the left from following Abner.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Asahel followed after Abner, and in going he turned neither to the right hand nor to the left from Abner.
And Asahel followed after Abner, and in going he turned neither to the right hand nor to the left from Abner.
Legacy Standard Bible
And Asahel pursued Abner and did not turn to the right or to the left from following Abner.
And Asahel pursued Abner and did not turn to the right or to the left from following Abner.
Contemporary English Version
and he ran straight after Abner, without looking to the right or to the left.
and he ran straight after Abner, without looking to the right or to the left.
Complete Jewish Bible
‘Asah'el chased Avner, going straight for him, veering neither right nor left.
‘Asah'el chased Avner, going straight for him, veering neither right nor left.
Darby Translation
And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from behind Abner.
And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from behind Abner.
Easy-to-Read Version
Asahel ran straight toward Abner and began chasing him.
Asahel ran straight toward Abner and began chasing him.
George Lamsa Translation
And Ashael pursued Abner; and he turned not to the right hand nor to the left as he followed Abner.
And Ashael pursued Abner; and he turned not to the right hand nor to the left as he followed Abner.
Good News Translation
started chasing Abner, running straight for him.
started chasing Abner, running straight for him.
Literal Translation
And Asahel ran after Abner, and did not turn to go to the right or to the left from following Abner.
And Asahel ran after Abner, and did not turn to go to the right or to the left from following Abner.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
& folowed after Abner, and turned not asyde nether to the righte hande ner to ye lefte from Abner.
& folowed after Abner, and turned not asyde nether to the righte hande ner to ye lefte from Abner.
American Standard Version
And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.
And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.
Bible in Basic English
Asahel went running after Abner, not turning to the right or to the left.
Asahel went running after Abner, not turning to the right or to the left.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Asahel folowed after Abner, and in goyng he turned neither to the right hande nor to the left, from Abner.
And Asahel folowed after Abner, and in goyng he turned neither to the right hande nor to the left, from Abner.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.
And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.
King James Version (1611)
And Asahel pursued after Abner, and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.
And Asahel pursued after Abner, and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Asael followed after Abenner, and turned not to go to the right hand or to the left from following Abenner.
And Asael followed after Abenner, and turned not to go to the right hand or to the left from following Abenner.
English Revised Version
And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.
And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.
Berean Standard Bible
and he chased Abner, not turning to the right or to the left in his pursuit.
and he chased Abner, not turning to the right or to the left in his pursuit.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe Asahel pursuede Abner, and bowide not, nether to the riyt side nether to the left side, ceessynge to pursue Abner.
Forsothe Asahel pursuede Abner, and bowide not, nether to the riyt side nether to the left side, ceessynge to pursue Abner.
Young's Literal Translation
And Asahel pursueth after Abner, and hath not turned aside to go to the right or to the left, from after Abner.
And Asahel pursueth after Abner, and hath not turned aside to go to the right or to the left, from after Abner.
Update Bible Version
And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he didn't turn to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.
And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he didn't turn to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.
And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.
World English Bible
Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he didn't turn to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.
Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he didn't turn to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.
New King James Version
So Asahel pursued Abner, and in going he did not turn to the right hand or to the left from following Abner.
So Asahel pursued Abner, and in going he did not turn to the right hand or to the left from following Abner.
New Living Translation
and he began chasing Abner. He pursued him relentlessly, not stopping for anything.
and he began chasing Abner. He pursued him relentlessly, not stopping for anything.
New Life Bible
And Asahel ran after Abner. He did not turn to the right or the left from following him.
And Asahel ran after Abner. He did not turn to the right or the left from following him.
New Revised Standard
Asahel pursued Abner, turning neither to the right nor to the left as he followed him.
Asahel pursued Abner, turning neither to the right nor to the left as he followed him.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Asahel pursued Abner, - and turned not, in going, to the right hand or to the left, from pursuing Abner.
And Asahel pursued Abner, - and turned not, in going, to the right hand or to the left, from pursuing Abner.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Asael pursued after Abner, and turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.
And Asael pursued after Abner, and turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.
Revised Standard Version
and As'ahel pursued Abner, and as he went he turned neither to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.
and As'ahel pursued Abner, and as he went he turned neither to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Asahel pursued Abner and did not turn to the right or to the left from following Abner.
Asahel pursued Abner and did not turn to the right or to the left from following Abner.
Contextual Overview
18And there are three sons of Zeruiah there: Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel; and Asahel [is] light on his feet, as one of the roes which [are] in the field, 19and Asahel pursues after Abner, and has not turned aside to go to the right or to the left, from after Abner.20And Abner looks behind him and says, "Are you he—Asahel?" And he says, "I [am]." 21And Abner says to him, "Turn aside to your right hand or to your left, and seize one of the youths for yourself, and take his armor for yourself"; and Asahel has not been willing to turn aside from after him. 22And Abner adds again, saying to Asahel, "Turn aside from after me, why do I strike you to the earth? And how do I lift up my face to your brother Joab?" 23And he refuses to turn aside, and Abner strikes him with the back part of the spear to the fifth [rib], and the spear comes out from behind him, and he falls there, and dies under it; and it comes to pass, everyone who has come to the place where Asahel has fallen and dies—they stand still. 24And Joab and Abishai pursue after Abner, and the sun has gone in, and they have come to the height of Ammah, which [is] on the front of Giah, the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
turned: 2 Samuel 2:21, Joshua 1:7, Joshua 23:6, 2 Kings 22:2, Proverbs 4:27
following Abner: Heb. after Abner
Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 3:27 - for the blood 2 Samuel 3:30 - because Joel 2:7 - They shall run
Cross-References
Genesis 1:28
And God blesses them, and God says to them, "Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it, and rule over [the] fish of the sea, and over [the] bird of the heavens, and over every living thing that is creeping on the earth."
And God blesses them, and God says to them, "Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it, and rule over [the] fish of the sea, and over [the] bird of the heavens, and over every living thing that is creeping on the earth."
Genesis 2:4
These [are] the generations of the heavens and of the earth in their being created, in the day of YHWH God's making the earth and the heavens;
These [are] the generations of the heavens and of the earth in their being created, in the day of YHWH God's making the earth and the heavens;
Genesis 2:8
And YHWH God plants a garden in Eden, at the east, and He sets there the man whom He has formed;
And YHWH God plants a garden in Eden, at the east, and He sets there the man whom He has formed;
Genesis 2:20
And the man calls names to all the livestock, and to bird of the heavens, and to every beast of the field; but for man a helper has not been found as his counterpart.
And the man calls names to all the livestock, and to bird of the heavens, and to every beast of the field; but for man a helper has not been found as his counterpart.
Genesis 2:22
And YHWH God builds up the rib which He has taken out of the man into a woman, and brings her to the man;
And YHWH God builds up the rib which He has taken out of the man into a woman, and brings her to the man;
Genesis 2:23
and the man says, "This at last! Bone of my bone, and flesh of my flesh!" For this is called Woman, for this has been taken from Man;
and the man says, "This at last! Bone of my bone, and flesh of my flesh!" For this is called Woman, for this has been taken from Man;
Genesis 6:20
From the bird after its kind, and from the livestock after its kind, [and] from every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of every [kind] they come to you, to keep alive.
From the bird after its kind, and from the livestock after its kind, [and] from every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of every [kind] they come to you, to keep alive.
Genesis 9:2
and your fear and your dread is on every beast of the earth, and on every bird of the heavens, on all that creeps on the ground, and on all fishes of the sea—into your hand they have been given.
and your fear and your dread is on every beast of the earth, and on every bird of the heavens, on all that creeps on the ground, and on all fishes of the sea—into your hand they have been given.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And Asahel pursued after Abner,.... Ambitious of the glory of taking or slaying the general of the army of Israel; trusting to his swiftness, not considering that the race is not always to the swift, and that he had to do with a veteran soldier, and he a raw young man, though valiant:
and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left in following Abner; he kept his eye upon him, and pursued him closely, disregarding persons on the right or left he could have made prisoners; but those he neglected, being bent on taking Abner if possible.
