2 Samuel 2:18

¹⁸ The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai and Asahel. Now Asahel was as fleet-footed as a wild gazelle.

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Other Translations of 2 Samuel 2:18

King James Version

¹⁸ And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot of foot: Heb. of his feet as a wild roe.

English Standard Version

¹⁸ And the three sons of Zeruiah were there, Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Now Asahel was as swift of foot as a wild gazelle.

The Message

¹⁸ The three sons of Zeruiah were present: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Asahel, as fast as a wild antelope

New King James Version

¹⁸ Now the three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab and Abishai and Asahel. And Asahel was as fleet of foot as a wild gazelle.

New Living Translation

¹⁸ Joab, Abishai, and Asahel-the three sons of Zeruiah-were among David's forces that day. Asahel could run like a gazelle,

Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Samuel 2:18

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.