2 Samuel 2:24

24 But Joab and Abishai started out after Abner, and at sunset they came to the hill of Ammah, which is to the east of Giah on the road to the wilderness of Gibeon.

2 Samuel 2:24 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 2:24

Joab also and Abishai pursued after Abner
Or rather but Joab ^F14. They stood not still as the rest, but, filled with indignation and resentment, pursued after Abner, to be avenged on him:

and the sun went down when they came to the hill of Ammah;
a hill by the side of which was a pool of water, as Kimchi thinks, and from thence so called:

that [lieth] before Giah;
a place near Gibeon, but nowhere after mentioned:

by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon;
very likely not far from the city from which it had its name.

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FOOTNOTES:

F14 "Autem", V. L. Tiguriue version; "sed", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator; so Kimchi.

2 Samuel 2:24 In-Context

22 Once more Abner said to him, "Stop chasing me! Why force me to kill you? How could I face your brother Joab?"

23 But Asahel would not quit; so Abner, with a backward thrust of his spear, struck him through the stomach so that the spear came out at his back. Asahel dropped to the ground dead, and everyone who came to the place where he was lying stopped and stood there.

24 But Joab and Abishai started out after Abner, and at sunset they came to the hill of Ammah, which is to the east of Giah on the road to the wilderness of Gibeon.

25 The men from the tribe of Benjamin gathered around Abner again and took their stand on the top of a hill.

26 Abner called out to Joab, "Do we have to go on fighting forever? Can't you see that in the end there will be nothing but bitterness? We are your relatives. How long will it be before you order your men to stop chasing us?"