2 Samuel 2:24

But Joab and Abishai pursued Abner. The sun went down when they had come to the hill of Ammah, that lies before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.

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WEBBE

But Joab and Abishai pursued Abner. The sun went down when they had come to the hill of Ammah, that lies before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.

BSB

But Joab and Abishai pursued Abner. By sunset, they had gone as far as the hill of Ammah opposite Giah on the way to the wilderness of Gibeon.

KJV

Joab also and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.

ASV

But Joab and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.

BBE

But Joab and Abishai went after Abner: and the sun went down when they came to the hill of Ammah, which is to the east of the road through the waste land of Geba.

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וַיִּרְדְּפוּ vai·yir·de·fu and they pursued H7291 יוֹאָב yo·'av Joab H3097 וַאֲבִישַׁי va·'a·vi·shai and Abishai H52 אַחֲרֵי 'a·cha·rei after H310 אַבְנֵר 'av·ner Abner H74 וְהַשֶּׁמֶשׁ ve·ha·she·mesh and the sun H8121 בָּאָה ba·'ah it set H935 וְהֵמָּה ve·he·mah and they H1992 בָּאוּ ba·'u they came H935 עַד־ 'ad- to H5704 גִּבְעַת giv·'at [the] hill of H1389 אַמָּה 'a·mah Ammah H522 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher which H834 עַל־ 'al- [is] on H5921 פְּנֵי־ pe·nei- [the] face of H6440 גִיחַ gi·ach Giah H1520 דֶּרֶךְ de·rekh [the] way of H1870 מִדְבַּר mid·bar [the] wilderness of H4057 גִּבְעוֹן giv·'on Gibeon H1391

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 18–24

Death often comes by ways we least suspect. We are often betrayed by the accomplishments we are proud of! Asahel's swiftness, which he presumed so much upon, did him no service, but hastened his end.

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People & places

AbnerJoabAbishai GibeonAmmahGiah

Topics

AbishaiAmmahGiah

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.