Asahel
עֲשָׂהאֵלStrong’s H6214asahel (a-sa-h-el)
Appears in 17 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Asahel is the Hebrew word usually translated “asahel”, “-el” and “asah-”. It appears in 17 verses of the Old Testament.
“And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe.”
Meaning
- Nephew of David, son of David's sister Zeruiah, and brother of Joab and Abishai; swift of foot he was killed by Abner when he pursued him in battle and caught him
- A Levite in the reign of king Jehoshaphat of Judah who went through the kingdom giving instruction in the law
- A Levite in the reign of king Hezekiah of Judah in charge of the tithes and dedicated things in the temple
- Nephew of David, son of David's sister Zeruiah, and brother of Joab and Abishai; swift of foot he was killed by Abner when he pursued him in battle and caught him
- A Levite in the reign of king Jehoshaphat of Judah who went through the kingdom giving instruction in the law
- A Levite in the reign of king Hezekiah of Judah in charge of the tithes and dedicated things in the temple
- A priest, father of Jonathan, in the time of Ezra
- Nephew of David, son of David's sister Zeruiah, and brother of Joab and Abishai; swift of foot he was killed by Abner when he pursued him in battle and caught him
- A Levite in the reign of king Jehoshaphat of Judah who went through the kingdom giving instruction in the law
- A Levite in the reign of king Hezekiah of Judah in charge of the tithes and dedicated things in the temple
- A priest, father of Jonathan, in the time of Ezra
- Nephew of David, son of David's sister Zeruiah, and brother of Joab and Abishai; swift of foot he was killed by Abner when he pursued him in battle and caught him
- A Levite in the reign of king Jehoshaphat of Judah who went through the kingdom giving instruction in the law
- A Levite in the reign of king Hezekiah of Judah in charge of the tithes and dedicated things in the temple
- A priest, father of Jonathan, in the time of Ezra
How it's translated
- asahel 7
- -el 6
- and asahel 4
- asah- 4
- and asah- 2
- o asahel 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Samuel 11
- 1 Chronicles 3
- 2 Chronicles 2
- Ezra 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 2 Samuel 2:19And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.
- 2 Samuel 2:20Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Asahel? And he answered, I am.
- 2 Samuel 2:21And 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 2:22And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn thee aside from following me: wherefore should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother?
- 2 Samuel 2:23Howbeit he refused to turn aside: wherefore Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote him under the fifth rib, that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place: and it came to pass, that as many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still.
- 2 Samuel 2:30And Joab returned from following Abner: and when he had gathered all the people together, there lacked of David’s servants nineteen men and Asahel.
Hebrew dictionary
עֲשָׂהאֵל asahel · Asahel
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.2.18; his mother was Zeruiah (H6870); brother of: Abishai (H0052) and Joab (H3097); father of: Zebadiah (H2069K) § Asahel = "God-made" 1) nephew of David, son of David's sister Zeruiah, and brother of Joab and Abishai; swift of foot he was killed by Abner when he pursued him in battle and caught him 2) a Levite in the reign of king Jehoshaphat of Judah who went through the kingdom giving instruction in the law 3) a Levite in the reign of king Hezekiah of Judah in charge of the tithes and dedicated things in the temple …
עֲשָׂהאֵל asahel · Asahel
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.17.8 § Asahel = "God-made" 1) nephew of David, son of David's sister Zeruiah, and brother of Joab and Abishai; swift of foot he was killed by Abner when he pursued him in battle and caught him 2) a Levite in the reign of king Jehoshaphat of Judah who went through the kingdom giving instruction in the law 3) a Levite in the reign of king Hezekiah of Judah in charge of the tithes and dedicated things in the temple 4) a priest, father of Jonathan, in the time of Ezra
עֲשָׂהאֵל asahel · Asahel
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.31.13 § Asahel = "God-made" 1) nephew of David, son of David's sister Zeruiah, and brother of Joab and Abishai; swift of foot he was killed by Abner when he pursued him in battle and caught him 2) a Levite in the reign of king Jehoshaphat of Judah who went through the kingdom giving instruction in the law 3) a Levite in the reign of king Hezekiah of Judah in charge of the tithes and dedicated things in the temple 4) a priest, father of Jonathan, in the time of Ezra
עֲשָׂהאֵל asahel · Asahel
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.15; father of: Jonathan (H3129I) § Asahel = "God-made" 1) nephew of David, son of David's sister Zeruiah, and brother of Joab and Abishai; swift of foot he was killed by Abner when he pursued him in battle and caught him 2) a Levite in the reign of king Jehoshaphat of Judah who went through the kingdom giving instruction in the law 3) a Levite in the reign of king Hezekiah of Judah in charge of the tithes and dedicated things in the temple 4) a priest, father of Jonathan, in the time of Ezra
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.