Now the three sons of Zeruiah were in that place: Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel. And Asahel was a very swift runner, like one of the deer that lives in the forest.
2 Samuel 2:19 - Catholic Public Domain Version And Asahel pursued Abner, and he did not turn aside to the right, nor to the left, to cease in the pursuit of Abner. 更多版本King James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Asahel pursued Abner, and as he ran he turned not to the right hand or to the left from following Abner. American Standard Version (1901) And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner. Common English Bible Asahel went after Abner, staying completely focused in his pursuit of Abner. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Asael pursued after Abner, and turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner. English Standard Version 2016 And Asahel pursued Abner, and as he went, he turned neither to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner. |
Now the three sons of Zeruiah were in that place: Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel. And Asahel was a very swift runner, like one of the deer that lives in the forest.
And so, Abner looked behind his back, and he said, "Are you not Asahel?" And he responded, "I am."
And Abner said to him, "Go to the right, or to the left, and apprehend one of the youths, and take his spoils for yourself." But Asahel was not willing to cease from pursuing him closely.
And when Abner had returned to Hebron, Joab took him alone to the middle of the gate, so that he might speak to him, but with deceit. And there, he stabbed him in the groin, and he died, in revenge for the blood of Asahel, his brother.
And so, Joab and his brother Abishai killed Abner, because he had killed their brother Asahel at Gibeon, during the battle.
And he did what was pleasing before the Lord, and he walked in all the ways of his father David. He did not turn aside to the right, or to the left.
Turn aside, neither to the right, nor to the left; yet turn your foot away from evil. For the Lord knows the ways that are on the right, and truly, those that are on the left are perverse. But he himself will make your courses straight. Then your journey will advance in peace.
Therefore, be strengthened and be very steadfast, so that you may observe and accomplish the entire law, which Moses, my servant, instructed to you. You may not turn aside from it to the right, nor to the left. So may you understand all that you should do.
Even so, be strengthened and be careful that you observe all the things that have been written in the book of the law of Moses, and that you do not turn aside from them, neither to the right, nor to the left.