2 Samuel 2:22
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And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn thee aside from following me: wherefore should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother?Once again, Abner warned Asahel, “Stop chasing me. Why should I strike you to the ground? How could I show my face to your brother Joab?”
In other translations
And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn thee aside from following me: wherefore should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother?Once again, Abner warned Asahel, “Stop chasing me. Why should I strike you to the ground? How could I show my face to your brother Joab?”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּסֶףvaiyosefand he repeatedH3254עוֹדodagainH5750אַבְנֵר'avnerAbnerH74לֵאמֹרlemorto sayH559אֶל־'el-toH413עֲשָׂהאֵל'asah'elAsahelH6214סוּרsurturn asideH5493לְךָlekhafor <the> yourselfמֵאַחֲרָיme'acharaifrom after meH310לָמָּהlamah<to> why?H4100אַכֶּכָּה'akkekahwill I strike youH5221אַרְצָה'artzah[the] ground towardsH776וְאֵיךְve'eikhand how?H349אֶשָּׂא'esa'will I lift upH5375פָנַיfanaiface myH6440אֶל־'el-toH413יוֹאָבyo'avJoabH3097אָחִיךָ׃'achikhabrother yourH251
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Related verses
- 2 Samuel 3:27And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there under the fifth rib, that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab pulled him aside into the gateway, as if to speak to him privately, and there Joab stabbed him in the stomach. So Abner died on account of the blood of Joab’s brother Asahel.
- 2 Kings 14:10-1210 Thou hast indeed smitten Edom, and thine heart hath lifted thee up: glory of this, and tarry at home: for why shouldest thou meddle to thy hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee? 11 But Amaziah would not hear. Therefore Jehoash king of Israel went up; and he and Amaziah king of Judah looked one another in the face at Beth–shemesh, which belongeth to Judah. 12 And Judah was put to the worse before Israel; and they fled every man to their tents.10 You have indeed defeated Edom, and your heart has become proud. Glory in that and stay at home. Why should you stir up trouble so that you fall—you and Judah with you?” 11 But Amaziah would not listen, and Jehoash king of Israel advanced. He and King Amaziah of Judah faced each other at Beth-shemesh in Judah. 12 And Judah was routed before Israel, and every man fled to his home.
- Proverbs 29:1He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.A man who remains stiff-necked after much reproof will suddenly be shattered beyond recovery.
- Ecclesiastes 6:10That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he.Whatever exists was named long ago, and what happens to a man is foreknown; but he cannot contend with one stronger than he.
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