19 And Asahel pursueth after Abner, and hath not turned aside to go to the right or to the left, from after Abner.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Samuel 2:19

Commentary on 2 Samuel 2:18-24

(Read 2 Samuel 2:18-24)

Death often comes by ways we least suspect. We are often betrayed by the accomplishments we are proud of! Asahel's swiftness, which he presumed so much upon, did him no service, but hastened his end.