2 Samuel 2:22

And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn thee aside from following me: wherefore should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother?

And Abner {H74} said {H559} again {H3254} to Asahel {H6214}, Turn thee aside {H5493} from following {H310} me: wherefore should I smite {H5221} thee to the ground {H776}? how then should I hold up {H5375} my face {H6440} to Joab {H3097} thy brother {H251}?

Avner said again to 'Asah'el, "Turn aside and stop following me! Why should I kill you? If I did, how could I look your brother Yo'av in the eye?"

Once again, Abner warned Asahel, “Stop chasing me. Why should I strike you to the ground? How could I show my face to your brother Joab?”

And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn thee aside from following me: wherefore should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother?

Note: Commentary was generated by an advanced AI, utilizing a prompt that emphasized Biblical fidelity over bias. We've found these insights to be consistently reliable, yet we always encourage prayerful discernment through the Holy Spirit. The Scripture text and cross-references are from verified, non-AI sources.
  • 2 Samuel 3:27

    And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there under the fifth [rib], that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.
  • Ecclesiastes 6:10

    That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it [is] man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he.
  • Proverbs 29:1

    ¶ He, that being often reproved hardeneth [his] neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
  • 2 Kings 14:10

    Thou hast indeed smitten Edom, and thine heart hath lifted thee up: glory [of this], and tarry at home: for why shouldest thou meddle to [thy] hurt, that thou shouldest fall, [even] thou, and Judah with thee?
  • 2 Kings 14:12

    And Judah was put to the worse before Israel; and they fled every man to their tents.

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