2 SAMUEL 2:21 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“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.”
But Asahel refused to turn away — Asahel's refusal (לֹא־אָבָה לָסוּר, lō-'āḇâh lāsûr) shows resolve but also folly. His determination to pursue Abner directly contradicts the general's implicit warning. Asahel's pride—or perhaps his confidence in his speed—makes him dismiss Abner's counsel. The youth's unwillingness to listen to wisdom marks his doom. Theologically, Asahel's refusal to turn aside becomes the pivot: this moment of stubborn will precipitates his death and chains Joab to blood vengeance.
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