2 Samuel 2:20

Contemporary English Version

When Abner turned and saw him, he said, "Is that you, Asahel?" Asahel answered, "Yes it is."

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Abner glanced back and said, “Is that you, Asahel?”

Hebrew Names Version
Then Aviner looked behind him, and said, Is it you, `Asa'el? He answered, It is I.

King James Version
Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Asahel? And he answered, I am.

Lexham English Bible
Abner turned around and said, "Are you this Asahel?" And he said, "Yes."

English Standard Version
Then Abner looked behind him and said, "Is it you, Asahel?" And he answered, "It is I."

New Century Version
Abner looked back and asked, "Is that you, Asahel?" Asahel said, "Yes, it is."

New English Translation
Then Abner turned and asked, "Is that you, Asahel?" He replied, "Yes it is!"

Amplified Bible
Then Abner looked behind him and said, "Is that you, Asahel?" He answered, "It is I."

New American Standard Bible
Then Abner looked behind himself and said, "Is that you, Asahel?" And he said, "It is I!"

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Asahel? And he answered, Yea.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then Abner turned to look behind him and said, "Is that you, Asahel?" And he answered, "It is I."

Complete Jewish Bible
Avner looked behind him and asked, "Is that you, ‘Asah'el?" "Yes, it is," he answered.

Darby Translation
Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Asahel? And he said, I am.

Easy-to-Read Version
Abner looked back and asked, "Is that you, Asahel?" Asahel said, "Yes, it's me."

George Lamsa Translation
Then Abner looked behind him and said, Is that you, Ashael? And he answered, It is I.

Good News Translation
Abner looked back and said, "Is that you, Asahel?" "Yes," he answered.

Literal Translation
And Abner looked behind him, and said, Are you Asahel? And he said, I am .

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then Abner turned him aboute, and sayde: Art thou Asahel? He sayde: Yee.

American Standard Version
Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Is it thou, Asahel? And he answered, It is I.

Bible in Basic English
Then Abner, looking back, said, Is it you, Asahel? And he said, It is I.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then Abner loked behynd him, and sayde: Art thou Asahel? He aunswered: Yea.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then Abner looked behind him, and said: 'Is it thou, Asahel?' And he answered: 'It is I.'

King James Version (1611)
Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Asahel? And he answered, I am.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Abenner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Asael himself? and he said, I am.

English Revised Version
Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Is it thou, Asahel? And he answered, It is I.

Berean Standard Bible
And Abner glanced back and said, "Is that you, Asahel?" "It is," Asahel replied.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor Abner bihelde bihynde his bac, and seide, Whether thou art Asahel?

Young's Literal Translation
And Abner looketh behind him, and saith, `Art thou he -- Asahel?' and he saith, `I [am].'

Update Bible Version
Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Is it you, Asahel? And he answered, It is I.

Webster's Bible Translation
Then Abner looked behind him, and said, [Art] thou Asahel? And he answered, I [am].

World English Bible
Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Is it you, Asahel? He answered, It is I.

New King James Version
Then Abner looked behind him and said, "Are you Asahel?" He answered, "I am."

New Living Translation
When Abner looked back and saw him coming, he called out, "Is that you, Asahel?" "Yes, it is," he replied.

New Life Bible
Then Abner looked behind him and said, "Is that you, Asahel?" And he answered, "It is I."

New Revised Standard
Then Abner looked back and said, "Is it you, Asahel?" He answered, "Yes, it is."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then Abner looked behind him, and said - Art thou Asahel? And he said - I am.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Abner looked behind him, and said: Art thou Asael? And he answered: I am.

Revised Standard Version
Then Abner looked behind him and said, "Is it you, As'ahel?" And he answered, "It is I."

THE MESSAGE
Abner turned and said, "Is that you, Asahel?" "It surely is," he said.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then Abner looked behind him and said, "Is that you, Asahel?" And he answered, "It is I."

Contextual Overview

¹⁸ Zeruiah's three sons were there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Asahel could run as fast as a deer in an open field, ¹⁹ and he ran straight after Abner, without looking to the right or to the left. ²⁰ When Abner turned and saw him, he said, "Is that you, Asahel?" Asahel answered, "Yes it is." ²¹ Abner said, "There are soldiers all around. Stop chasing me and fight one of them! Kill him and take his clothes and weapons for yourself." But Asahel refused to stop. ²² Abner said, "If you don't turn back, I'll have to kill you! Then I could never face your brother Joab again." ²³ But Asahel would not turn back, so Abner struck him in the stomach with the back end of his spear. The spear went all the way through and came out of his back. Asahel fell down and died. Everyone who saw Asahel lying dead just stopped and stood still. ²⁴ But Joab and Abishai went after Abner. Finally, about sunset, they came to the hill of Ammah, not far from Giah on the road to Gibeon Desert.

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Cross-References

Genesis 2:18
The Lord God said, "It isn't good for the man to live alone. I need to make a suitable partner for him."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then Abner looked behind him,.... Perceiving one at his heels, and making haste up to him.

And said, [art] thou Asahel? for it seems he knew him personally, being well acquainted with his family:

and he answered, I [am]; so that they were very near to each other, as to discourse together, and be heard and understood by each other.