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Asahel, pursuing Abner, is struck by Abner with the back end of the spear and dies

아브넬을 쫓던 아사헬이 아브넬이 찌른 창 뒤끝에 찔려 죽음

2 Samuel 2:18–23: the three sons of Zeruiah are there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Asahel is as light of foot as a wild gazelle. Asahel pursues Abner. He doesn’t turn to the right hand or to the left from following Abner. Then Abner looks behind him and says, “Is that you, Asahel?” He answers, “It is.” Abner says to him, “Turn away to your right hand or to your left, and grab one of the young men, and take his armor.” But Asahel will not turn away from following him. Abner says again to Asahel, “Turn away from following me. Why should I strike you to the ground? How then could I look Joab your brother in the face?” However, he refuses to turn away. Therefore Abner with the back end of the spear strikes him in the body, so that the spear comes out behind him; and he falls down there and dies in the same place. As many as come to the place where Asahel fell down and died stand still. The Korean Revised Version reads 그 배를 찌르니 (struck him in the belly) at 2:23.

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2SA 2:18–23, engwebp
¹⁸The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Asahel was as light of foot as a wild gazelle.
¹⁹Asahel pursued Abner. He didn’t turn to the right hand or to the left from following Abner.
²⁰Then Abner looked behind him and said, “Is that you, Asahel?” He answered, “It is.”
²¹Abner said to him, “Turn away to your right hand or to your left, and grab one of the young men, and take his armor.” But Asahel would not turn away from following him.
²²Abner said again to Asahel, “Turn away from following me. Why should I strike you to the ground? How then could I look Joab your brother in the face?”
²³However, he refused to turn away. Therefore Abner with the back end of the spear struck him in the body, so that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there and died in the same place. As many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still.
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Asahel (son of Zeruiah) — Took part in — Asahel, pursuing Abner, is struck by Abner with the back end of the spear and dies

Evidence: 2 Samuel 2:18–23
Abner — Took part in — Asahel, pursuing Abner, is struck by Abner with the back end of the spear and dies

Evidence: 2 Samuel 2:18–23
Joab — Took part in — Asahel, pursuing Abner, is struck by Abner with the back end of the spear and dies

Evidence: 2 Samuel 2:18–23
Abishai — Took part in — Asahel, pursuing Abner, is struck by Abner with the back end of the spear and dies

Evidence: 2 Samuel 2:18–23

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Entry: Asahel, pursuing Abner, is struck by Abner with the back end of the spear and dies (event-2sa-2-asahel-killed-by-abner)
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Current wording: 2 Samuel 2:18–23: the three sons of Zeruiah are there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Asahel is as light of foot as a wild gazelle. Asahel pursues Abner. He doesn’t turn to the right hand or to the left from following Abner. Then Abner looks behind him and says, “Is that you, Asahel?” He answers, “It is.” Abner says to him, “Turn away to your right hand or to your left, and grab one of the young men, and take his armor.” But Asahel will not turn away from following him. Abner says again to Asahel, “Turn away from following me. Why should I strike you to the ground? How then could I look Joab your brother in the face?” However, he refuses to turn away. Therefore Abner with the back end of the spear strikes him in the body, so that the spear comes out behind him; and he falls down there and dies in the same place. As many as come to the place where Asahel fell down and died stand still. The Korean Revised Version reads 그 배를 찌르니 (struck him in the belly) at 2:23.
Cited evidence: 2SA 2:18–23, engwebp
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