2 Samuel 2:17-19

New Catholic Bible

¹⁷ Death of Asahel. On that day the battle was extremely fierce, and when it was finally over, Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by David’s forces. ¹⁸ The three sons of Zeruiah were there—Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Then Asahel, who was as fleet of foot as a wild gazelle, ¹⁹ pursued Abner, turning neither to the left nor to the right as he followed him.