2 Samuel 2:19 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

2 Samuel 2:19 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 2-6. (J). Apart from minor additions and changes, it is very commonly held that these Chapter s form a continuous narrative from the same source. 2 Samuel 2:1 to 2 Samuel 3:5 . Civil...
2 Samuel 2:19 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.
2 Samuel 2:19 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner. Asahel pursued after Abner. To gain the general's armour was deemed the grand...
2 Samuel 2:19 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

David made King over Judah, Ishdosheth over israel. Asahel slain by Abner 1. Shall I go up?] The defeat and death of Saul had entirely changed David's position. He had, for some time to come, noth...
2 Samuel 2:19 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Asahel pursued after Abner. — Asahel, the youngest of the three nephews of David, took part in the battle with his elder brothers, and well knowing how completely the cause of Ish-bosheth depended...
2 Samuel 2:19 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER III. BEGINNING OF CIVIL WAR. 2 Samuel 2:12-32 THE well-meant and earnest efforts of David to ward off strife and bring the people together in recognizing him as king were frustrated, as...
2 Samuel 2:19 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Sword-Play to the Death 2 Samuel 2:12-23 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 t...
2 Samuel 2:19 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The first act of David was to inquire of God what he should do. Without hesitation, his own tribe crowned him king. His attitude toward the men of Jabesh-gilead was in the highest sense politic, and...
2 Samuel 2:19 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(18) В¶ And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe. (19) And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to th...
2 Samuel 2:19 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Asahel pursued after Abner ,.... Ambitious of the glory of taking or slaying the general of the army of Israel; trusting to his swiftness, not considering that the race is not always to the swif...
2 Samuel 2:19 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner. Ver. 19. And Asahel pursued after Abner. ] Too great a prize for him, who was im...
2 Samuel 2:19 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Three sons of Zeruiah She was David's sister, and therefore these were his nephews. Asahel was light of foot as a wild roe He was a gallant man, and one of David's twelve captains, remarkably val...
2 Samuel 2:19 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

David was by no means in a hurry to take advantage of the situation that had been brought about by Saul's death. Though he had not enquired of the Lord as to going down to king Achish at Gath ( 1 Sam...
2 Samuel 2:19 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Asahel Slain by Abner. B. C. 1053. 18 And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab...
2 Samuel 2:19 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

No text from Poole on this verse.
2 Samuel 2:19 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Abner And Israel Seek To Win The Whole Kingdom For Ish-bosheth And Are Soundly Defeated ( 2 Samuel 2:12-28 ). Having finally established Ishbosheth as king over Israel Abner now turned his attenti...
2 Samuel 2:19 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 2 Samuel 2:8 . “Took Ishbosheth.” Rather had taken . “Ishbosheth had probably been in the battle of Gilboa, and fled with Abner across the Jordan after the battl...
2 Samuel 2:19 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 2:12 . Mahanaim. See Genesis 32:2 . 2 Samuel 2:14 . Abner said to Joab, &c. He did this in confidence that his twelve men would conquer, and make Joab's army flee. Why had he not...
2 Samuel 2:19 - The Biblical Illustrator

And it came to pass after this, that David inquired of the Lord. Strength and weakness David's sense of dependence upon God! 1. His passive patience is exquisitely touching, and presents suc...
2 Samuel 2:19 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 2 Samuel 2:1 Unto Hebron. As soon as David had assuaged his grief, his thoughts would naturally turn towards his country. Fuller news would reach him every day respecting the m...
2 Samuel 2:19 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

David's War with Ishbosheth
2 Samuel 2:19 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Kings 22:2 ; 2 Samuel 2:21 ; Joshua 1:7 ; Joshua 23:6 ; Proverbs 4:27

2 Samuel 2:19 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 2:19 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Samuel 2:19 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 2:19 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 2:19 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Samuel 2:19 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Samuel 2:19 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Samuel 2:19 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 2:19 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Samuel 2:19 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Samuel 2:19 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Samuel 2:19 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 2:19 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 2:19 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Samuel 2:19 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Samuel 2:19 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 2:19 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Samuel 2:19 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 2:19 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Samuel 2:19 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Samuel 2:19 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Samuel 2:19 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge