20And Abner looked behind him, and said: Art thou Asael? And he answered: I am.


In Context

17 And there was a very fierce battle that day: and Abner was put to flight, with the men of Israel, by the servants of David.

18 And there were the three sons of Sarvia there, Joab, and Abisai, and Asael: now Asael was a most swift runner, like one of the roes that abide in the woods.

19 And Asael pursued after Abner, and turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.

20 And Abner looked behind him, and said: Art thou Asael? And he answered: I am.

21 And Abner said to him: Go to the right hand or to the left, and lay hold on one of the young men and take thee his spoils. But Asael would not leave off following him close.

22 And again Abner said to Asael: Go off, and do not follow me, lest I be obliged to stab thee to the ground, and I shall not be able to hold up my face to Joab thy brother.

2 Samuel 2:20 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

2:20Abner looked behind him and asked, "Is that you, Asahel?" "It is," he answered.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:20Then Abner looked behind him, and said, [Art] thou Asahel? And he answered, I [am. ]

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:20Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Is it thou, Asahel? And he answered, It is I.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:20Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Asahel? And he said, I am.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:20Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Is it thou, Asahel? And he answered, It is I.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:20Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Asahel? And he answered, I am.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:20Then Abner looked behind him, and said, |Is it you, Asahel?| He answered, |It is I.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:20And Abner looketh behind him, and saith, 'Art thou he — Asahel?' and he saith, 'I am.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:20Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Are you Asahel? And he answered, I am.