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2 Samuel 2:32

in 2 Samuel 2

Later, they took Asahel and buried him in his father’s tomb in Bethlehem. Then Joab and his men marched all night and reached Hebron at daybreak.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And they took up Asahel, and buried him in the sepulchre of his father, which was in Beth-lehem. And Joab and his men went all night, and the day brake upon them at Hebron.

KJV

And they took up Asahel, and buried him in the sepulchre of his father, which was in Beth–lehem. And Joab and his men went all night, and they came to Hebron at break of day.

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This verse in 2 Samuel 2

Commentary

6 notes on this verse
Joab, having stopped the pursuit, passed the night with his army on the field of battle; the next morning he numbered the missing, and buried the dead; they carried the body of Asahel to Bethlehem and buried him there, and then joined David at Hebron. Hebron would be about 14 miles from Bethlehem, or about five hours’ march.

This site's exposition

buried him in his father’s tomb in Bethlehem

Asahel is carried home and buried in his father's tomb at Bethlehem. Joab and his men march all night and reach Hebron at daybreak. The chapter that opened with David enquiring of the LORD closes with a burial, and the long war of 3:1 is already under way.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Thus are distinctions made between the dust of some and that of others; but in the resurrection no other difference will be made but that between godly and ungodly, which will remain for ever.

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

6 And now the L ORD shew kindness and truth unto you: and I also will requite you this kindness, because ye have done this thing. 7 Therefore now let your hands be strengthened, and be ye valiant: for your master Saul is dead, and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over them.

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And they took up Asahel,....

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Asahel pursued after Abner--To gain the general's armor was deemed the grandest trophy. Asahel, ambitious of securing Abner's, had outstripped all other pursuers, and was fast gaining on the retreating commander. Abner, conscious of possessing more physical power, and unwilling that there should be "blood" between himself and Joab, Asahel's brother, twice urged him to desist.

The words behind it

17 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וַיִּשְׂאוּ֙and people lifted up

    vaiyisuH5375 →656 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • עֲשָׂהאֵ֔לAsahel

    ʾasahelH6214 →24 times

  • וַֽיִּקְבְּרֻ֙הוּ֙and they buried him

    vaiyikberuhuH6912 →133 times

  • בְּקֶ֣בֶרin [the] tomb of

    bekeverH6913 →67 times

  • אָבִ֔יוfather his

    ʾavivH1 →1212 times

  • אֲשֶׁ֖רwhich

    ʾasherH834 →5497 times

  • בֵּ֣ית[was] Beth-

    beitH1035 →82 times

  • לָ֑חֶם-lehem

    lachemH1035 →82 times

  • וַיֵּלְכ֣וּand they went

    vaiyelekhuH1980 →1546 times

  • כָל־all

    khol-H3605 →5413 times

  • הַלַּ֗יְלָהthe night

    halaylahH3915 →233 times

  • יוֹאָב֙Joab

    yoavH3097 →144 times

  • וַֽאֲנָשָׁ֔יוand men his

    vaanashavH582 →566 times

  • וַיֵּאֹ֥רand it became light

    vaiyeorH215 →

  • לָהֶ֖םfor <the> them

    lahem

  • בְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃at Hebron

    bechevronH2275 →72 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

6 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

1 Samuel 17:58“Whose son are you, young man?” asked Saul. “I am the son of your servant Jesse of Bethlehem,” David replied.2 works2 Chronicles 16:14And he was buried in the tomb that he had cut out for himself in the City of David. They laid him on a bier that was full of spices and various blended perfumes; then they made a great fire in his honor.2 works2 Samuel 5:1Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “Here we are, your own flesh and blood.2 works1 Chronicles 2:13–16Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn; Abinadab was born second, Shimea third,2 worksProverbs 22:29Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will be stationed in the presence of kings; he will not stand before obscure men.2 works2 Chronicles 21:1And Jehoshaphat rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David. And his son Jehoram reigned in his place.2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Proverbs 22:29

    Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will be stationed in the presence of kings; he will not stand before obscure men.

    it leads to

    • 1 Kings 11:28

      Now Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor. So when Solomon noticed that the young man was industrious, he put him in charge of the whole labor force of the house of Joseph.

    • Matthew 25:21

      His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’

    • Proverbs 12:24

      The hand of the diligent will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.

    • Matthew 25:23

      His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’

    • Ecclesiastes 9:10

      Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.

  • Through

    2 Samuel 5:1

    Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “Here we are, your own flesh and blood.

    it leads to

    • 1 Chronicles 11:1–3

      Then all Israel came together to David at Hebron and said, “Here we are, your own flesh and blood.

  • Through

    1 Samuel 17:58

    “Whose son are you, young man?” asked Saul. “I am the son of your servant Jesse of Bethlehem,” David replied.

    it leads to

    • 1 Samuel 17:12

      Now David was the son of a man named Jesse, an Ephrathite from Bethlehem of Judah who had eight sons in the days of Saul. And Jesse was old and well along in years.

  • Through

    2 Chronicles 16:14

    And he was buried in the tomb that he had cut out for himself in the City of David. They laid him on a bier that was full of spices and various blended perfumes;…

    it leads to

    • Genesis 50:2

      And Joseph directed the physicians in his service to embalm his father Israel. So they embalmed him,

Where this verse is studied

About 2 Samuel

Combat between Soldiers of Ish-bosheth and David — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Combat between Soldiers of Ish-bosheth and David — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
2 Samuel: the study guide →Read 2 Samuel 2 →

This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and W. G. Blaikie, The Second Book of Samuel (Expositor's Bible).

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