2 Samuel 2:21 - Easy To Read Version

²¹ {Abner didn’t want to hurt Asahel.} So Abner said to Asahel, “Stop chasing me—go after one of the young soldiers. You could easily take his armor [13] for yourself.” But Asahel refused to stop chasing Abner.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²¹ Abner said to him, Turn aside to your right or left, and seize one of the young men and take his armor. But Asahel would not turn aside from following him.

American Standard Version (1901)

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 armor. But Asahel would not turn aside from following him.

Common English Bible

²¹ “Break off your pursuit!” Abner told him. “Fight one of the young warriors and take his gear for yourself!” But Asahel wouldn’t stop chasing him.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²¹ And Abner said to him, "Go to the right, or to the left, and apprehend one of the youths, and take his spoils for yourself." But Asahel was not willing to cease from pursuing him closely.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²¹ And Abner said to him: Go to the right hand or to the left, and lay hold on one of the young men and take thee his spoils. But Asael would not leave off following him close.

2 Samuel 2:21 Cross References

2 Samuel 2:20

Abner looked back and asked, “Is that you, Asahel?”

2 Samuel 2:22

Abner again said to Asahel, “Stop chasing me or I will have to kill you. Then I won’t be able to look your brother Joab in the face again.”

Judges 14:19

Samson was very angry. The Spirit of the Lord came on Samson with great power. He went down to the city of Ashkelon. In that city he killed 30 {Philistine} men. Then he took all of the clothes and property from the dead bodies. He brought those clothes back and gave them to the men that had answered his riddle. Then he went to his father’s house.