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2 Samuel 2:21

21 Abner said to him, “Turn aside to your right hand or to your left, and seize one of the young men and take his spoil.” But Asahel would not turn aside from following him.

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2 Samuel 2:21 — The New International Version (NIV)

21 Then Abner said to him, “Turn aside to the right or to the left; take on one of the young men and strip him of his weapons.” But Asahel would not stop chasing him.

2 Samuel 2:21 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

21 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.

2 Samuel 2:21 — New Living Translation (NLT)

21 “Go fight someone else!” Abner warned. “Take on one of the younger men, and strip him of his weapons.” But Asahel kept right on chasing Abner.

2 Samuel 2:21 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

21 And Abner said to him, “Turn aside to your right hand or to your left, and lay hold on one of the young men and take his armor for yourself.” But Asahel would not turn aside from following him.

2 Samuel 2:21 — New Century Version (NCV)

21 Then Abner said to Asahel, “Turn to your right or left and catch one of the young men and take his armor.” But Asahel refused to stop chasing him.

2 Samuel 2:21 — American Standard Version (ASV)

21 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 armor. But Asahel would not turn aside from following him.

2 Samuel 2:21 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

21 And Abner said to him, Turn thee aside, to thy right hand or to thy left, and lay hold of one of the young men, and take for thyself his armour. But Asahel would not turn aside from following him.

2 Samuel 2:21 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

21 Abner told him, “Leave me alone! Catch one of the young men, and take his weapon.” 

But Asahel refused to turn away from him.

2 Samuel 2:21 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

21 Abner said to him, “Turn to your right or left, seize one of the young soldiers, and take whatever you can get from him.” But Asahel would not stop chasing him.

2 Samuel 2:21 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

21 Abner said to him, “Turn to your right or to your left, and seize one of the young men, and take his spoil.” But Asahel would not turn away from following him.

2 Samuel 2:21 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

21 Abner said to him, “Turn aside to your right or to your left; seize for yourself one of the young men, and take his belongings for yourself.” But Asahel was not willing to turn aside from him.

2 Samuel 2:21 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

21 Then Abner said to him, “Turn to the right or the left. Fight one of the young men. Take his weapons away from him.” But Asahel wouldn’t stop chasing him.

2 Samuel 2:21 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

21 So Abner said to him, “Turn to your right or to your left, and take hold of one of the young men for yourself, and take for yourself his spoil.” But Asahel was not willing to turn aside from following him.


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