2 Samuel 2:18 - Tree of Life Version

Now the three sons of Zeruiah were Joab, Abishai and Asahel. Asahel was as swift-footed as one of the gazelles of the field.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Three sons of Zeruiah [the half sister of David] were there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Now Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe or antelope.

American Standard Version (1901)

And the three sons of Zeruiah were there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe.

Common English Bible

Now Zeruiah’s three sons were present at the battle: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Asahel was as fast as a gazelle in an open field.

Catholic Public Domain Version

Now the three sons of Zeruiah were in that place: Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel. And Asahel was a very swift runner, like one of the deer that lives in the forest.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And there were the three sons of Sarvia there, Joab, and Abisai, and Asael. Now Asael was a most swift runner, like one of the roes that abide in the woods.

2 Samuel 2:18 Cross References

2 Samuel 1:23

Saul and Jonathan, loved and delightful, parted neither in life nor death. They were swifter than eagles, stronger than lions.

2 Samuel 14:1

Now Joab son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart was on Absalom.

2 Samuel 2:19

Asahel pursued Abner, not swerving to the right or to the left from pursuing Abner.

2 Samuel 22:34

He makes my legs like a deer and sets me on my heights.

2 Samuel 23:24

Asahel brother of Joab was one of the Thirty, also Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

1 Kings 2:5

“Moreover, you also know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me—what he did to the two commanders of the armies of Israel, to Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether, whom he killed, shedding the blood of war in peacetime, and putting the blood of war on his waistband and on his sandals on his feet.

1 Chronicles 11:26

The mighty men were: Asael Joab’s brother, Elhanan son of Dodo from Bethlehem,

1 Chronicles 12:8

Joelah and Zebadiah, sons of Jeroham from Gedor.

1 Chronicles 12:9

Some of the Gadites there withdrew to follow David to the stronghold in the wilderness. They were valiant men trained for battle, armed with shield and spear, whose faces were like the faces of lions and were as swift as the gazelles on the mountains.

1 Chronicles 27:7

The fourth commander, for the fourth month, was Asahel brother of Joab. Zebadiah, his son, succeeded him. His division consisted of 24,000.

Psalm 18:33

God girds me with strength and makes my way straight.

Ecclesiastes 9:11

I further observed under the sun: The race is not to the swift nor the battle to the mighty, nor does bread come to the wise, or wealth to the discerning, or favor to the skillful; for time and chance befall them all.

Song of Solomon 2:17

Until the day cools and the shadows flee away, turn about, my lover, like a gazelle or like a stag upon the mountains of spices.

Song of Solomon 8:14

Come quickly, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices!

Amos 2:14

Then flight will fail for the swift. The mighty will not strengthen his power, The warrior will not save his life.

Habakkuk 3:19

Adonai my Lord, is my strength. He has made my feet like a deer’s, and will make me walk on my high places. For the choir director: On my stringed instruments.

1 Samuel 26:6

Then David spoke and asked Ahimelech the Hittite and Joab’s brother Abishai son of Zeruiah, saying, “Who will go down with me to Saul in the camp?” “I will go down with you,” Abishai answered.