H6214 עֲשָׂהאֵל
ʻĂsâhʼêl — Asahel, the name of four Israelites
KJV: Asahel.
Built from עָשָׂה ʻâsâh (to do or make) + אֵל ʼêl (strength) — means “God has made”
Occurs 23 times. Every verse with this word
Brown–Driver–Briggs
- עֲשָׂהאֵל 18 n.pr.m.
- 1 brother of Joab and Abishai
- 2 Levites
- 3 post-exil. name
Where it occurs
- 2 Samuel 2:18 — The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Asahel was as light of foot as a wild gazelle.
- 2 Samuel 2:19 — Asahel pursued Abner. He didn’t turn to the right hand or to the left from following Abner.
- 2 Samuel 2:20 — Then Abner looked behind him and said, “Is that you, Asahel?” He answered, “It is.”
- 2 Samuel 2:21 — Abner said to him, “Turn away to your right hand or to your left, and grab one of the young men, and take his armor.”…
- 2 Samuel 2:22 — Abner said again to Asahel, “Turn away from following me. Why should I strike you to the ground? How then could I look…
- 2 Samuel 2:23 — However, he refused to turn away. Therefore Abner with the back end of the spear struck him in the body, so that the…
- 2 Samuel 2:30 — Joab returned from following Abner; and when he had gathered all the people together, nineteen men of David’s and…
- 2 Samuel 2:32 — They took up Asahel and buried him in the tomb of his father, which was in Bethlehem. Joab and his men went all night…
- 2 Samuel 3:27 — When Abner had returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside into the middle of the gate to speak with him quietly, and…
- 2 Samuel 3:30 — So Joab and Abishai his brother killed Abner, because he had killed their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle.