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And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe.
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Verse 18 is found in chapter 2 of 2 Samuel. Asahel relentlessly pursues Abner, who tries to warn him to abandon the chase. Asahel refuses to retreat, and Abner eventually kills him. The scene explains the immediate origin of the hostility between Joab and Abner and shows how an individual pursuit can fuel later cycles of revenge. The narrator does not present Asahel’s death as an isolated episode, but as a decisive link in the chain of violence that will mark the transition toward the united kingdom.
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Compare 2 Samuel 2:18 in different Bible versions and see how its wording varies between translations. These differences can help you better understand the meaning and context of the passage.
Deutsch · L1912 Es waren aber drei Söhne der Zeruja daselbst: Joab, Abisai und Asahel. Asahel aber war von leichten Füßen wie ein Reh auf den Felde
Español · RVR1909 Y estaban allí los tres hijos de Sarvia: Joab, y Abisai, y Asael. Este Asael era suelto de pies como un corzo del campo.
Español · NTBT Estaban allí los tres hijos de Sarvia: Joab, Abisai y Asael. Asael era veloz de pies como una gacela del campo.
Français · LSG Là se trouvaient les trois fils de Tseruja: Joab, Abischaï et Asaël. Asaël avait les pieds légers comme une gazelle des champs:
Italiano · DIO1885 Or quivi erano i tre figliuoli di Seruia, Ioab, ed Abisai ed Asael; ed Asael era leggier di gambe, come un cavriuolo ch’è per la campagna.
Português · ARC E estavam ali os três filhos de Zeruia, Joabe, Abisai, e Asael; e Asael era ligeiro de pés, como as gazelas do campo.
中文 · RCUV 在那裏有 洗魯雅 的三個兒子： 約押 、 亞比篩 、 亞撒黑 。 亞撒黑 的腳快如野地裏的羚羊；
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