Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Asahel? And he answered, I am.
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Verse 20 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 2:20 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.
Da wandte sich Abner um und sprach: Bist du Asahel? Er sprach: Ja.
Y Abner miró atrás, y dijo: ¿No eres tú Asael? Y él respondió: Sí.
Abner regarda derrière lui, et dit: Est-ce toi, Asaël? Et il répondit: C'est moi.
Ed Abner rivoltosi indietro, gli disse: Sei tu Asael? Ed egli gli disse: Io son desso.
E Abner, olhando para trás, perguntou: És tu Asael? E ele falou: Eu sou.
押尼珥 回頭說:「 亞撒黑 ,是你嗎?」他說:「是我。」
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