23<\/strong>. with the hinder end of the spear<\/em> ] Abner defended himself in this way with a view to disable rather than kill Asahel. But the butt-end of the spear, pointed or shod with iron to be stuck in the ground (1Sa 26:7<\/span>; Hom. Il.<\/em> X. 153), dealt a fatal blow.<\/p>\n under the fifth rib<\/em> ] The E. V. follows the Jewish commentators in thus rendering a word which occurs in three other passages of this book (2Sa 3:27<\/span>, 2Sa 4:6<\/span>, 2Sa 20:10<\/span>) and nowhere else. In the belly<\/strong> is however the more probable meaning.<\/p>\n stood still<\/em> ] Riveted to the spot with awe and grief, mourning the untimely fate of the young hero. Cp. ch. 2Sa 20:12<\/span>.<\/p>\n With the hinder end … – <\/B>i. e. the wooden end, which was more or less pointed to enable the owner to stick it in the ground 1Sa 26:7<\/span>.<\/P> The fifth rib – <\/B>The word so rendered here (and in marginal references) means the abdomen, and is not etymologically connected with the Hebrew for five, as the translation fifth rib supposes, but with a verb meaning to be fat, or strong.<\/P><\/p>\n The hinder end of the spear<\/B> was sharp-pointed, after the manner. <\/P> Under the fifth rib; <\/B>the seat of the liver and bowels, where wounds are mortal. <\/P> In the same place; <\/B>upon the spot, not being able to go one step further. <\/P> <\/p>\n Howbeit, he refused to turn aside<\/strong>,…. Determined on making him his captive if possible.<\/p>\n Wherefore Abner, with the hinder end of the spear<\/strong>; he had in his hand, which seems to have had a pike at both ends; so that with the hinder end of it, next to Asahel, he thrust it at him, without turning to him: and<\/p>\n smote him under the fifth [rib]<\/strong>; the place where hang the gall and liver, as the Jewish commentators from their Talmud i observe. There are twelve ribs, seven of which are called true ones, and five spurious; if this was the fifth of the seven, the spear must pierce the breast k, and strike the seat of life, the heart and lungs; if the fifth from the eighth and first of the spurious ones, then wounding the hypochondria, it must pass to the vital bowels of the abdomen, which seems to be the case here l: according to some m this is meant of the inferior ribs, which we call the short ribs, and any of these five are called the fifth rib; and Abner must strike him in the right side, because he was behind him, and which stroke must be deadly, because he struck him through the liver:<\/p>\n that the spear came out behind him<\/strong>: the thrust was so violent that the spear went through him, and came out at his back:<\/p>\n and he fell down and died in the same place<\/strong>; he fell at once, and died on the spot immediately:<\/p>\n and it came to pass, [that] as many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still<\/strong>; that is, such of David’s men who were in the pursuit after the Israelites, when they came to the spot, and saw Asahel dead, they had no power to proceed in the pursuit, being so troubled and grieved at the death of him.<\/p>\n i T. Bab. Sanhedrin, fol. 49. 1. k “Transadigit costas, et crates pectoris ensom”. Virgil. Aeneod. l. 12. ver. 506. l Vid. Scheuchzer. Physic. Sacr. vol. 3. p. 501. m Weemse’s Portrait of Man, p. 24.<\/p>\n But when he still refused to depart in spite of this warning, Abner wounded him in the abdomen with the hinder part, i.e., the lower end of the spear, so that the spear came out behind, and Asahel fell dead upon the spot. The lower end of the spear appears to have been pointed, that it might be stuck into the ground (vid., 1Sa 26:7<\/span>); and this will explain the fact that the spear passed through the body. The fate of the young hero excited such sympathy, that all who came to the place where he had fallen stood still to mourn his loss (cf. 2Sa 20:12<\/span>). <\/p>\n 23<\/strong>. <\/strong> He refused to turn aside <\/strong> He believed that he could conquer Abner, and he was unwilling to lose the opportunity of gaining that honour. <\/p>\n The hinder end of the spear <\/strong> Which was sharpened, so as to stick in the ground when not in use. 1Sa 26:7<\/span>. <\/p>\n Under the fifth rib <\/strong> Rather, in the abdomen. The Hebrew word comes from the root , to be fat. <\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n Stood still <\/strong> Horror stricken at the bloody sight.<\/p>\n 2Sa 2:23 Howbeit 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.<\/p>\n Ver. 23. Under the fifth rib.<\/strong> ] a<\/em> Where the liver and gall are, a sure killing place; for a punishment of his pertinacy, and too eager pursuit of a yielding enemy. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n a<\/em> In inguine.<\/em> – Vulg.<\/p>\n stood still: i. e, with horror at the sight. <\/p>\n the fifth rib: 2Sa 3:27, 2Sa 4:6, 2Sa 5:6, 2Sa 20:10 <\/p>\n stood still: 2Sa 20:12, 2Sa 20:13<\/p>\n 2Sa 2:23. He fell down there and died So Asahels swiftness, which he presumed on so much, only forwarded his fate: with it he ran upon his death, instead of running from it. As many as came to the place stood still Ceased from the pursuit; fearing, perhaps, the same fate if they followed further; or staying out of respect to Asahel, that his body might not be exposed to any indignity.<\/p>\n 2:23 Howbeit he refused to turn aside: wherefore Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote him under the {m} 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.<\/p>\n (m) Some read, in those parts where the lively parts lie, the heart, lungs, liver, and gall bladder.<\/p>\n Howbeit 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 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 2:23”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8084","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-commentary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8084","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8084"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8084\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8084"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8084"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8084"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
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