2 Samuel 2:21

2:21 Abner said to him, “Turn aside to your right or to your left. Capture one of the soldiers ¹  and take his equipment for yourself!” But Asahel was not willing to turn aside from following him.

2 Samuel 2:23

2:23 But Asahel ²  refused to turn aside. So Abner struck him in the abdomen with the back end of his ³  spear. The spear came out his back; Asahel ⁴  collapsed on the spot and died there right before Abner. ⁵  Everyone who now comes to the place where Asahel fell dead pauses in respect. ⁶ 

[2:21]  ¹ tn Heb “young men.” So also elsewhere.

[2:23]  ² tn Heb “he”; the referent (Asahel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[2:23]  ³ tn Heb “the.” The article functions here as a possessive pronoun.

[2:23]  ⁴ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Asahel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[2:23]  ⁵ tn Heb “him”; the referent (Abner) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[2:23]  ⁶ tn Heb “and they stand.”