SEV Biblia, Chapter 2:30
Joab también volvió de seguir a Abner, y juntando todo el pueblo, faltaron de los siervos de David diecinueve hombres, y Asael.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 30. And Joab returned from following Abner , etc.] It being in his commission from David to shed as little blood as he could: and when he had gathered all the people together ; who had been pursuing the Israelites, some one way and some another: there lacked of David’s servants nineteen men, and Asahel ; who is particularly mentioned, because a very honourable man, valiant and courageous, a relation of David, and brother of Joab the general, and the loss of him was greater than all the rest. This has made some think that the twelve men of the servants of David were not killed in the duel, or otherwise there must be but seven slain in the battle; though that is not more strange than that in the battle with Midian not one should be slain, and, yet a terrible slaughter was made of the Midianites, ( Numbers 31:1-54). So in a sharp battle between the Spartans and Arcadians, ten thousand of the latter were slain, and not one of the former f40 . Stilicho killed more than an hundred thousand of the army of Rhadagaisus, king of the Goths, without losing one of his own men, no, not so much as one wounded, as Austin affirms f41 . At the battle of Issus the Persians lost an hundred ten thousand men, and Alexander not two hundred f42 . Julius Caesar killed in the three camps of Juba, Scipio, and Labienus, ten thousand men, with the loss of fifty men only f43 . After these instances, not only the case here, but that between the Israelites and Midianites, cannot be thought incredible, for the sake of which the above are produced. This account, according to Josephus f44 , was taken the day following.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 25-32 - Abner appeals to Joab concerning the miserable consequences of a civi war. Those who make light of such unnatural contests, will find tha they are bitterness to all concerned. How easy it is for men to us reason, when it makes for them, who would not use it, if it mad against them! See how the issue of things alter men's minds! The sam thing which looked pleasant in the morning, at night looked dismal Those who are most forward to enter into contention, will repent befor they have done with it, and had better leave it off before it be meddled with, as Solomon advises. This is true of every sin, oh tha men would consider it in time, that it will be bitterness in the latte end! Asahel's funeral is here mentioned. Distinctions are made betwee the dust of some and that of others; but in the resurrection n difference will be made, but between the godly and ungodly, which wil remain for ever __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
ויואב 3097 שׁב 7725 מאחרי 310 אבנר 74 ויקבץ 6908 את 853 כל 3605 העם 5971 ויפקדו 6485 מעבדי 5650 דוד 1732 תשׁעה 8672 עשׂר 6240 אישׁ 376 ועשׂהאל׃ 6214
