2 Samuel 2:22 - The Scriptures 1998

²² And Aḇ

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²² And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn aside from following me. Why should I strike you to the ground? How then should I be able to face Joab your brother?

American Standard Version (1901)

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?

Common English Bible

²² So Abner repeated himself to Asahel: “Stop chasing me. Why should I kill you? How could I look your brother Joab in the face?”

Catholic Public Domain Version

²² And again, Abner said to Asahel: "Withdraw, and do not choose to follow me. Otherwise, I will be compelled to stab you to the ground, and I will not be able to lift up my face before your brother, Joab."

2 Samuel 2:22 Cross References

2 Samuel 2:21

And Aḇ

2 Samuel 3:27

Thus Aḇ

Proverbs 29:1

One often reproved, hardening his neck, Is suddenly broken, and there is no healing.

Ecclesiastes 6:10

Whatever shall be, has already been named, and it is known that he is son of Aḏ

1 Samuel 19:17

Sha’ul then said to Miḵ