Keil and Delitzsch Commentary - 2 Samuel 2:23

Keil and Delitzsch Commentary - 2 Samuel 2:23 - 2:23

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Keil and Delitzsch Commentary - 2 Samuel 2:23 - 2:23

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2:17 - 2:17
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2:32 - 2:32

But when he still refused to depart in spite of this warning, Abner wounded him in the abdomen with the hinder part, i.e., the lower end of the spear, so that the spear came out behind, and Asahel fell dead upon the spot. The lower end of the spear appears to have been pointed, that it might be stuck into the ground (vid., 1Sa 26:7); and this will explain the fact that the spear passed through the body. The fate of the young hero excited such sympathy, that all who came to the place where he had fallen stood still to mourn his loss (cf. 2Sa 20:12).