2 Samuel 2:18

18 Les trois fils de Tséruja, Joab, Abishaï et Asaël, étaient là. Or Asaël était léger de ses pieds comme un chevreuil dans la campagne.

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

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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 Alors chacun, saisissant son adversaire par la tête, lui passa son épée par le flanc, et ils tombèrent tous ensemble; et ce lieu-là fut appelé Helkath-Hatsurim (le champ des épées); il est près de Gabaon.

17 Et il y eut, ce jour-là, un très rude combat, dans lequel Abner fut battu, avec ceux d'Israël, par les gens de David.

18 Les trois fils de Tséruja, Joab, Abishaï et Asaël, étaient là. Or Asaël était léger de ses pieds comme un chevreuil dans la campagne.

19 Et Asaël poursuivit Abner, sans se détourner de lui ni à droite ni à gauche.

20 Abner regarda donc en arrière et dit: Est-ce toi, Asaël? Et il répondit: C'est moi.