The Meaning of 2 Samuel 2:19 Explained

2 Samuel 2:19

KJV: And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.

YLT: And Asahel pursueth after Abner, and hath not turned aside to go to the right or to the left, from after Abner.

Darby: And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from behind Abner.

ASV: And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.

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What is the context of 2 Samuel 2:19?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.

What does 2 Samuel 2:19 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Samuel 2:12-23 - Sword-Play To The Death

For seven and a half years David reigned over the house of Judah. He was in the prime of life, thirty years of age, and seems to have given himself to the consolidation of his kingdom and the quiet sanctities of the home. He maintained throughout those years that spirit of quiet expectancy of which his psalms so often speak. In this, he reminds us of our Lord, who is depicted as sitting at His Father's side till His foes become His footstool.

From Hebron, the city of fellowship, bands of mighty men went forth to fight with Ishbosheth, just as the warriors of the Cross have, in every age, gone forth to engage in deadly conflict with unbelief and sin. Asahel's death reminds us of Stephen's martyrdom. But the end is not yet! The Church's warfare is not against flesh and blood, but against the wicked spirits that rule the darkness of the world. Her weapons, therefore, are not carnal but spiritual, and particularly that of "all-prayer," Ephesians 6:10-20. [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Samuel 2

¹ David, by God's direction, with his company goes up to Hebron
⁴ where he is made king of Judah
⁵ He commends them of Jabesh Gilead for their king of Israel
⁸ Abner makes Ishbosheth king of Israel
¹² A mortal skirmish between twelve of Abner's and twelve of Joab's men
¹⁸ Asahel is slain
²⁵ At Abner's motion, Joab sounds a retreat
³² Asahel's burial

What do the individual words in 2 Samuel 2:19 mean?

So pursued Asahel after Abner and not he did turn in going to the right hand or to the left from following Abner

וַיִּרְדֹּ֥ף עֲשָׂהאֵ֖ל אַחֲרֵ֣י אַבְנֵ֑ר וְלֹֽא־ נָטָ֣ה לָלֶ֗כֶת עַל־ הַיָּמִין֙ וְעַֽל־ הַשְּׂמֹ֔אול מֵאַחֲרֵ֖י אַבְנֵֽר

וַיִּרְדֹּ֥ף	So pursued
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: רָדַף Sense: to be behind, follow after, pursue, persecute, run after.
עֲשָׂהאֵ֖ל	Asahel
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: עֲשָׂהאֵל Sense: nephew of David, son of David’s sister Zeruiah, and brother of Joab and Abishai; swift of foot he was killed by Abner when he pursued him in battle and caught him.
אַחֲרֵ֣י	after
Parse: Preposition Root: אַחַר Sense: after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time).
אַבְנֵ֑ר	Abner
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אֲבִינֵר Sense: Saul’s cousin and army captain, treacherously slain by Joab.
וְלֹֽא־	and not
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle Root: הֲלֹא Sense: not, no.
נָטָ֣ה	he did turn
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: נָטָה Sense: to stretch out, extend, spread out, pitch, turn, pervert, incline, bend, bow.
לָלֶ֗כֶת	in going
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: הָלַךְ Sense: to go, walk, come.
הַיָּמִין֙	the right hand
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: יָמִין Sense: right, right hand, right side.
וְעַֽל־	or to
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition Root: עַל Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
הַשְּׂמֹ֔אול	the left
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: שְׂמֹאל Sense: the left, the left hand, the left side.
מֵאַחֲרֵ֖י	from following
Parse: Preposition-m Root: אַחַר Sense: after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time).
אַבְנֵֽר	Abner
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אֲבִינֵר Sense: Saul’s cousin and army captain, treacherously slain by Joab.

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