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Abner said to him, Turn you aside to your right hand or to your left, and lay you hold on one of the young men, and take you his armor. But Asahel would not turn aside from following him.
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A Veteran's Warning
Commentators explain that Abner's advice was not a sign of fear, but a genuine attempt to spare Asahel. Fearing retaliation from Asahel's powerful brother Joab, the veteran commander offered the young man an honorable alternative: defeat a lesser soldier and take his armor as a trophy. This was a merciful way out that Asahel tragically refused.
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2 Samuel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
His armour - Rather, as in the margin: that is, be content with the spoil of some inferior soldier for a trophy.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Abner said unto him Having a respect for him, and consulting his good, and however fearing his brother Joab shou…
Death often comes in ways we least suspect. We are often betrayed by the accomplishments we are proud of! Asahel's swiftness, which he relied so mu…
