But David’s soldiers had slaughtered the Benjaminites and Abner’s men – in all, 360 men had died!
Now Joab returned from chasing Abner and assembled all the people. Nineteen of David’s soldiers were missing, in addition to Asahel.
They took Asahel’s body and buried him in his father’s tomb at Bethlehem. Joab and his men then traveled all that night and reached Hebron by dawn.
However, the war was prolonged between the house of Saul and the house of David. David was becoming steadily stronger, while the house of Saul was becoming increasingly weaker.
The king of Israel replied, “Tell him the one who puts on his battle gear should not boast like one who is taking it off.”