2 Samuel 2:32

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Joab and his troops carried Asahel's body to Bethlehem and buried him in the family burial place. Then they marched all night and reached Hebron before sunrise.

Cross References

Genesis 47:29

When Jacob knew he did not have long to live, he called in Joseph and said, “If you really love me, you must make a solemn promise not to bury me in Egypt.

Genesis 47:30

Instead, bury me in the place where my ancestors are buried.” “I will do what you have asked,” Joseph answered.

2 Samuel 2:31

But David's soldiers had killed 360 of Abner's men from the tribe of Benjamin.

2 Samuel 5:1

Israel's leaders met with David at Hebron and said, “We are your relatives.

2 Chronicles 16:14

Earlier, Asa had his own tomb cut out of a rock hill in Jerusalem. So he was buried there, and the tomb was filled with spices and sweet-smelling oils. Then the people built a bonfire in his honour.

2 Chronicles 21:1

Jehoshaphat died and was buried beside his ancestors in Jerusalem, and his son Jehoram became king.

Proverbs 22:29

If you do your job well, you will work for a ruler and never be a slave.

Judges 8:32

Gideon lived to be an old man. And when he died, he was buried in the family tomb in his home town of Ophrah, which belonged to the Abiezer clan.

1 Samuel 17:58

and Saul asked, “Who are you?” “I am David the son of Jesse, a loyal Israelite from Bethlehem.”