עֲשָׂהאֵל

a.sa.h.elAsahel

hebrewOld TestamentName of a man24 occurrences4 books17 verses

This name belongs to 4 different people in the Bible:

Asahel: Levite sent by Jehoshaphat to teach the Law
Asahel: Levite in charge of tithes under Hezekiah
Asahel: Son of Zeruiah, brother of Joab, killed by Abner
Asahel: Opposed Ezra's dissolution of mixed marriages

Definition

from H6213 and H410; God has made; Asahel, the name of four Israelites
Traditional renderings: Asahel.

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Asahel

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Occurrences

24 total

2 Samuel 2:18 (2×)וַעֲשָׂהאֵ֑ל · and Asahel; וַעֲשָׂהאֵל֙ · Now Asahel
The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Now Asahel was fleet of foot like a wild gazelle,
2 Samuel 2:19עֲשָׂהאֵ֖ל · and he
…and he chased Abner, not turning to the right or to the left in his pursuit.
2 Samuel 2:20עֲשָׂהאֵ֑ל · Asahel
And Abner glanced back and said, “Is that you, Asahel?” “It is,” Asahel replied.
2 Samuel 2:21עֲשָׂהאֵ֔ל · But Asahel
So 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.
2 Samuel 2:22עֲשָׂהאֵ֔ל · Asahel
Once again, Abner warned Asahel, “Stop chasing me. Why should I strike you to the ground? How could I show my face to your brother Joab?”
2 Samuel 2:23עֲשָׂהאֵ֛ל · Asahel
But Asahel refused to turn away. So Abner thrust the butt of his spear into his stomach, and it came out his back, and he fell dead on the spot. And every man paused when he came to the place where Asahel had fallen and died.
2 Samuel 2:30 (2×)וַעֲשָׂה־ · In addition to Asahel; אֵֽל׃
When Joab returned from pursuing Abner, he gathered all the troops. In addition to Asahel, nineteen of David’s servants were missing,
2 Samuel 2:32עֲשָׂהאֵ֔ל · Asahel
And they took Asahel and buried him in his father’s tomb in Bethlehem. Then Joab and his men marched all night and reached Hebron at daybreak.
2 Samuel 3:27 (2×)עֲשָׂה־; אֵ֥ל · Asahel
When 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.
2 Samuel 3:30עֲשָׂהאֵ֧ל · Asahel
(Joab and his brother Abishai murdered Abner because he had killed their brother Asahel in the battle at Gibeon.)
2 Samuel 23:24 (2×)עֲשָׂה־; אֵ֥ל · Asahel
Now these were members of the Thirty: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
1 Chronicles 2:16 (2×)וַעֲשָׂה־; אֵ֖ל · and Asahel
Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the three sons of Zeruiah were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.
1 Chronicles 11:26 (2×)עֲשָׂה־; אֵל֙ · Asahel
Now these were the mighty men: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
1 Chronicles 27:7 (2×)עֲשָׂה־; אֵל֙ · Asahel
The fourth, for the fourth month, was Joab’s brother Asahel, and his son Zebadiah was commander after him. There were 24,000 men in his division.
2 Chronicles 17:8וַעֲשָׂהאֵ֡ל · Asahel
…accompanied by certain Levites—Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah—along with the priests Elishama and Jehoram.
2 Chronicles 31:13וַעֲשָׂהאֵ֜ל · Asahel
Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismachiah, Mahath, and Benaiah were overseers under the authority of Conaniah and his brother Shimei, by appointment of King Hezekiah and of Azariah the chief official of the house of God.
Ezra 10:15עֲשָׂהאֵ֛ל · of Asahel
(Only Jonathan son of Asahel and Jahzeiah son of Tikvah, supported by Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite, opposed this plan.)