After stopping the pursuit, Joab and his army spent the night on the battlefield. The next morning, he numbered the missing and buried the dead. Th…

They took up Asahel. —The bodies of the ordinary soldiers were probably buried on the spot, but because of Asahel’s position and n…

And they took up Asahel
From the place where he fell; that is, Joab and Abishai, his brethren, as Josephus ^F23<…

Abner appeals to Joab concerning the miserable consequences of a civil war. Those who make light of such unnatural contests will find that they are…