2 Samuel 2:21
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“And Abner said to him, Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to thy left, and lay thee hold on one of the young men, and take thee his armour. But Asahel would not turn aside from following of him.”
נָטָה
To incline, to stretch out, to bend. Natah. He inclined His ear to me. God bends down to listen. He positions Himself to hear the faintest cry of His people.
יָמִין
right/ your
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יָמִין
the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south
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שְׂמֹאול
left/ your
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שְׂמֹאול
properly, dark (as enveloped), i.e. the north; hence (by orientation), the left hand
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עֲשָׂהאֵל
Asahel
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עֲשָׂהאֵל
Asahel, the name of four Israelites
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חֲלִיצָה
spoils/ his
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חֲלִיצָה
spoil
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