2 Samuel 2:21

21 —¡Ve a pelear con otro! —le advirtió Abner—. Enfréntate a uno de los jóvenes y despójalo de sus armas.
Pero Asael siguió persiguiéndolo.

2 Samuel 2:21 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 2:21

And Abner said unto him
Having a respect for him, and consulting his good, and however fearing his brother Joab should he slay him:

turn thee aside to thy right or to thy left;
he does not advise him to go back, which would have been to his disgrace, having engaged in the pursuit, but to turn to the right or left, as if pursuing some other person and not Abner:

and lay thee hold on one of the young men, and take thee his armour;
one of the common soldiers, or an attendant on Abner, a young man like himself, whom he might be able to cope with, and take him a prisoner and disarm him, when he was not a match for such an old experienced officer as he was; and this Abner seems to speak as a friend, consulting the young man's safety and his honour too.

But, Asahel would not turn aside from following him;
fired with the ambition of taking him, and not content with any prey short of him; and perhaps was the more animated by what he said, as supposing it arose from fear of him.

2 Samuel 2:21 In-Context

19 y comenzó a correr tras Abner; lo persiguió sin tregua y no se detuvo para nada.

20 Cuando Abner se dio vuelta y lo vio venir, le gritó:
—¿Eres tú, Asael?
—Sí, soy yo —le contestó.

21 —¡Ve a pelear con otro! —le advirtió Abner—. Enfréntate a uno de los jóvenes y despójalo de sus armas.
Pero Asael siguió persiguiéndolo.

22 Abner le volvió a gritar:
—¡Vete de aquí! No quiero matarte. ¿Cómo podría dar la cara a tu hermano Joab?

23 Pero Asael se negó a regresar, entonces Abner le clavó la parte trasera de su lanza en el estómago. La lanza le salió por la espalda y Asael cayó muerto al suelo. Todos los que pasaban por allí se detenían, al ver a Asael tendido muerto.