2 Samuel 2:19

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“and he chased Abner, not turning to the right or to the left in his pursuit.”

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BSBPD

“and he chased Abner, not turning to the right or to the left in his pursuit.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And Asahel pursueth after Abner, and hath not turned aside to go to the right or to the left, from after Abner.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Samuel 2:19 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Joshua 1:7Above all, be strong and very courageous. Be careful to observe all the law that My servant Moses commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may prosper wherever you go.
  2. Joshua 23:6Be very strong, then, so that you can keep and obey all that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, not turning aside from it to the right or to the left.
  3. 2 Samuel 2:21So Abner told him, “Turn to your right or to your left, seize one of the young men, and take his equipment for yourself.” But Asahel would not stop chasing him.
  4. 2 Samuel 3:27When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab pulled him aside into the gateway, as if to speak to him privately, and there Joab stabbed him in the stomach. So Abner died on account of the blood of Joab’s brother Asahel.
  5. 2 Samuel 3:30(Joab and his brother Abishai murdered Abner because he had killed their brother Asahel in the battle at Gibeon.)
  6. 2 Kings 22:2And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and walked in all the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right or to the left.
  7. Proverbs 4:27Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your feet away from evil.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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