He chased Abner, turning neither to the right nor to the left as he pursued him.
2 Samuel 2:20 - New International Version (Anglicised) Abner looked behind him and asked, ‘Is that you, Asahel?’ ‘It is,’ he answered. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Asahel? And he answered, I am. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then Abner looked behind him and said, Are you Asahel? He answered, I am. American Standard Version (1901) Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Is it thou, Asahel? And he answered, It is I. Common English Bible Abner looked behind him and said, “Is that you, Asahel?” “Yes, it’s me,” Asahel answered. Catholic Public Domain Version And so, Abner looked behind his back, and he said, "Are you not Asahel?" And he responded, "I am." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Abner looked behind him, and said: Art thou Asael? And he answered: I am. |
He chased Abner, turning neither to the right nor to the left as he pursued him.
Then Abner said to him, ‘Turn aside to the right or to the left; take on one of the young men and strip him of his weapons.’ But Asahel would not stop chasing him.