2 Samuel 2:18

18 Estaban allí los tres hijos de Sarvia: Joab, Abisai y Asael. Y Asael era tan ligero de pies como una gacela del campo.

2 Samuel 2:18 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 2:18

And there were three sons of Zeruiah there
In the battle,

Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel;
Joab was the general of the array, Abishai was he who went into Saul's host at night, and took away his spear and cruse of water at his head, ( 1 Samuel 26:6 1 Samuel 26:7 ) ; and it is for the sake of the third, Asahel, that the account is given, the story of his death being about to be told.

And Asahel [was as] light of foot as a wild roe:
swiftness of foot, as well as courage, for which this man was famous, ( 1 Chronicles 11:26 ) ; was a very great qualification for a warrior F5. So Achilles, in Homer F6, is often said to be swift of foot, and others of his heroes are commended for their swiftness. Harold son of King Canutus, was from his swiftness


FOOTNOTES:

F7 called Harefoot; as here this man for the same reason is compared to a wild roe, which is a very swift creature, or to one of the roes that were in the field as in the original text. See ( Song of Solomon 2:7 Song of Solomon 2:17 ) ( 8:14 ) ; one sort of which, called "kemas", is said to run as swift as a tempest {h}.


F5 Cornel. Nepos, Epaminond. l. 2.
F6 (podav wkuv) , Iliad. 1. lin. 15.
F7 Rapin's History of England, vol. 1. p. 128.
F8 Aelian. Hist. de Animal, l. 14. c. 14.

2 Samuel 2:18 In-Context

16 Y cada uno asió a su adversario por la cabeza, y metió su espada en el costado del adversario de manera que cayeron juntos. Por eso aquel lugar fue llamado Helcat-hazurim , el cual está en Gabaón.
17 Aquel día la batalla fue muy reñida, y Abner y los hombres de Israel fueron derrotados delante de los siervos de David.
18 Estaban allí los tres hijos de Sarvia: Joab, Abisai y Asael. Y Asael era tan ligero de pies como una gacela del campo.
19 Y persiguió Asael a Abner, y no se desvió ni a derecha ni a izquierda de ir tras Abner.
20 Y miró atrás Abner, y dijo: ¿Eres tú Asael? Y él respondió: Yo soy.
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