20 Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Asahel? And he answered, I am.
20 Abner looked behind him and asked, "Is that you, Asahel?" "It is," he answered.
20 Then Abner looked behind him and said, "Is it you, Asahel?" And he answered, "It is I."
20 Abner turned and said, "Is that you, Asahel?" "It surely is," he said.
20 Then Abner looked behind him and said, "Are you Asahel?" He answered, "I am."
20 When Abner looked back and saw him coming, he called out, "Is that you, Asahel?" "Yes, it is," he replied.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Samuel 2:20
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.