2 Samuel 2:32
And they took up Asahel, and buried him in the sepulchre of his father, which was in Beth–lehem. And Joab and his men went all night, and they came to Hebron at break of day.
2 Samuel 2:32 in other translations
| BSB | Later, they took Asahel and buried him in his father’s tomb in Bethlehem. Then Joab and his men marched all night and reached Hebron at daybreak. |
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| WEB | They took up Asahel and buried him in the tomb of his father, which was in Bethlehem. Joab and his men went all night, and the day broke on them at Hebron. |
| ASV | And they took up Asahel, and buried him in the sepulchre of his father, which was in Beth-lehem. And Joab and his men went all night, and the day brake upon them at Hebron. |
| YLT | And they lift up Asahel, and bury him in the burying-place of his father, which is in Beth-Lehem, and they go all the night--Joab and his men--and it is light to them in Hebron. |
| DARBY | And they took up Asahel, and buried him in the sepulchre of his father, which was in Bethlehem. And Joab and his men went all night, and they came to Hebron at break of day. |
| BBE | And they took Asahel's body and put it in the last resting-place of his father in Beth-lehem. And Joab and his men, travelling all night, came to Hebron at dawn. |
| Webster | And they took up Asahel, and buried him in the sepulcher of his father, which was in Beth-lehem. And Joab and his men went all night, and they came to Hebron at break of day. |
What does 2 Samuel 2:32 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 2:19-32
19-32. Asahel pursued after Abner--To gain the general's armor was deemed the grandest trophy. Asahel, ambitious of securing Abner's, had outstripped all other pursuers, and was fast gaining on the retreating commander. Abner, conscious of possessing more physical power, and unwilling that there should be "blood" between himself and Joab, Asahel's brother, twice urged him to desist. The impetuous young soldier being…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 2:25-32
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 bitterness to all concerned. How easy it is for men to use reason, when it makes for them, who would not use it, if it made against them! See how the issue of things alter men's minds! The same thing which looked pleasant in the morning, at night looked dismal. Those…
2 Samuel 2:32 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 2 Samuel 2:32
- 1 Chronicles 2:13-16
And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third, Nethaneel the fourth, Raddai the fifth, Ozem the sixth, David the seventh: Whose sisters were Zeruiah, and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah; Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three.
- 1 Samuel 17:58
And Saul said to him, Whose son art thou, thou young man? And David answered, I am the son of thy servant Jesse the Beth–lehemite.
- 2 Samuel 5:1
Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.
- 2 Chronicles 21:1
Now Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And Jehoram his son reigned in his stead.
- 2 Chronicles 16:14
And they buried him in his own sepulchres, which he had made for himself in the city of David, and laid him in the bed which was filled with sweet odours and divers kinds of spices prepared by the apothecaries’ art: and they made a very great burning for him.
- Proverbs 22:29
Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.
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- 2 Samuel 2:31
But the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, and of Abner’s men, so that three hundred and threescore men died.
- 2 Samuel 2:32
And they took up Asahel, and buried him in the sepulchre of his father, which was in Beth–lehem. And Joab and his men went all night, and they came to Hebron at break of day.
2 Samuel 2:32 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y caminaron toda aquella noche Joab y los suyos, y amanecióles en Hebrón. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et ils enlevèrent Asçaël, et l’enterrèrent dans le sépulcre de son père, qui était à Bethléhem; et Joab et ses hommes marchèrent toute la nuit; et il faisait jour lorsqu’ils arrivèrent à Hébron. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und sie hoben Asael auf und begruben ihn in dem Begräbnis seines Vaters, das zu Bethlehem war. Und Joab und seine Männer gingen die ganze Nacht, und das Licht brach ihnen an zu Hebron. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Tuleruntque Asaël, et sepelierunt eum in sepulchro patris sui in Bethlehem: et ambulaverunt tota nocte Joab et viri qui erant cum eo, et in ipso crepusculo pervenerunt in Hebron. |