Then Abner turned and asked, “Is that you, Asahel?” He replied, “Yes it is!”
Asahel chased Abner, without turning to the right or to the left as he followed Abner.
Abner said to him, “Turn aside to your right or to your left. Capture one of the soldiers and take his equipment for yourself!” But Asahel was not willing to turn aside from following him.