Lexicon :: Strong's G3694 - opisō

Jonathan’s bow never retreated,

Saul’s sword never returned unstained,[fn]

from the blood of the slain,

from the flesh[fn] of the mighty.

He chased Abner and did not turn to the right or the left in his pursuit of him.

Abner glanced back and said, “Is that you, Asahel? ”

“Yes it is,” Asahel replied.

But Asahel refused to turn away, so Abner hit him in the stomach with the butt of his spear. The spear went through his body, and he fell and died right there. As they all came to the place where Asahel had fallen and died, they stopped,

but Joab and Abishai pursued Abner. By sunset, they had gone as far as the hill of Ammah, which is opposite Giah on the way to the wilderness of Gibeon.

The Benjaminites rallied to Abner; they formed a unit and took their stand on top of a hill.

Then Joab blew the ram’s horn, and all the troops stopped; they no longer pursued Israel or continued to fight.

Then Joab left David and sent messengers after Abner. They brought him back from the well[fn] of Sirah, but David was unaware of it.

David then ordered Joab and all the people who were with him, “Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourn over Abner.” And King David walked behind the coffin.[fn]

Amnon’s servant threw her out and bolted the door behind her. Now Tamar was wearing a long-sleeved[fn] robe, because this is what the king’s virgin daughters wore.

King David[fn] longed to go to Absalom, for David had finished grieving over Amnon’s death.

“He’s probably already hiding in one of the caves[fn] or some other place. If some of our troops fall[fn] first, someone is sure to hear and say, ‘There’s been a slaughter among the people who follow Absalom.’

However, Ahimaaz son of Zadok persisted and said to Joab, “No matter what, please let me also run behind the Cushite! ”

Joab replied, “My son, why do you want to run since you won’t get a reward? ”[fn]

So David said to Abishai, “Sheba son of Bichri will do more harm to us than Absalom. Take your lord’s soldiers and pursue him, or he will find fortified cities and elude us.”[fn]

So Joab’s men, the Cherethites, the Pelethites, and all the warriors marched out under Abishai’s command;[fn] they left Jerusalem to pursue Sheba son of Bichri.

Amasa was not on guard against the sword in Joab’s hand, and Joab stabbed him in the stomach with it and spilled his intestines out on the ground. Joab did not stab him again, and Amasa died.

Joab and his brother Abishai pursued Sheba son of Bichri.

One of Joab’s young men had stood over Amasa saying, “Whoever favors Joab and whoever is for David, follow Joab! ”

When he was removed from the highway, all the men passed by and followed Joab to pursue Sheba son of Bichri.