2 Samuel 2:20

THE MESSAGE

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

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."

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

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."

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

Contextual Overview

²⁰ Abner turned and said, "Is that you, Asahel?" "It surely is," he said. ²¹ Abner said, "Let up on me. Pick on someone you have a chance of beating and be content with those spoils!" But Asahel wouldn't let up. ²² Abner tried again, "Turn back. Don't force me to kill you. How would I face your brother Joab?" ²³When he refused to quit, Abner struck him in the belly with the blunt end of his spear so hard that it came out his back. Asahel fell to the ground and died at once. Everyone who arrived at the spot where Asahel fell and died stood and gaped—Asahel dead! But Joab and Abishai kept up the chase after Abner. As the sun began to set, they came to the hill of Ammah that faced Giah on the road to the backcountry of Gibeon. The Benjaminites had taken their stand with Abner there, deployed strategically on a hill.

Bible Verse Review
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Cross-References

Genesis 2:18
God said, "It's not good for the Man to be alone; I'll make him a helper, a companion." So God formed from the dirt of the ground all the animals of the field and all the birds of the air. He brought them to the Man to see what he would name them. Whatever the Man called each living creature, that was its name. The Man named the cattle, named the birds of the air, named the wild animals; but he didn't find a suitable companion.

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.