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2 Sam. 2:18 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And there were threep sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light λof foot μas a wild roeq.

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1 Chron. 2:16• ¹⁶and their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three. (1 Chron. 2:16)

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of his feet.

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as one of the roes that is in the field.

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1 Chron. 12:8• ⁸And of the Gadites, there separated themselves to David in the stronghold in the wilderness mighty men of valour, men fit for the service of war, armed with shield and spear; whose faces were like the faces of lions, and who were swift as the gazelles upon the mountains: (1 Chron. 12:8)

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Song of Sol. 2:17• ¹⁷Until the day dawn, and the shadows flee away. Turn, my beloved: be thou like a gazelle or a young hart, Upon the mountains of Bether. (Song of Sol. 2:17)

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Song of Sol. 8:14• ¹⁴Haste, my beloved, And be thou like a gazelle or a young hart Upon the mountains of spices. (Song of Sol. 8:14)

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three.

1 Chron. 2:15‑16• ¹⁵Ozem the sixth, David the seventh;
¹⁶and their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three. (1 Chron. 2:15‑16)

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1 Chron. 11:26• ²⁶And the valiant men of the forces were: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem, (1 Chron. 11:26)

was as light.

2 Sam. 1:23• ²³Saul and Jonathan, beloved and pleasant in their lives, Even in their death were not divided; They were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions. (2 Sam. 1:23)

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1 Chron. 12:8• ⁸And of the Gadites, there separated themselves to David in the stronghold in the wilderness mighty men of valour, men fit for the service of war, armed with shield and spear; whose faces were like the faces of lions, and who were swift as the gazelles upon the mountains: (1 Chron. 12:8)

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Psa. 147:10‑11• ¹⁰He delighteth not in the strength of the horse, he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man;
¹¹Jehovah taketh pleasure in those that fear him, in those that hope in his loving-kindness. (Psa. 147:10‑11)

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Eccl. 9:11• ¹¹I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to the intelligent, nor yet favour to men of knowledge; but time and chance happeneth to them all. (Eccl. 9:11)

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Amos 2:14• ¹⁴And flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver his soul. (Amos 2:14)

foot.

Heb. his feet.

a wild roe.

Heb. one of the roes thatis in the field.

Psa. 18:33• ³³Who maketh my feet like hinds' feet, and setteth me upon my high places; (Psa. 18:33)

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Song of Sol. 2:17• ¹⁷Until the day dawn, and the shadows flee away. Turn, my beloved: be thou like a gazelle or a young hart, Upon the mountains of Bether. (Song of Sol. 2:17)

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Song of Sol. 8:14• ¹⁴Haste, my beloved, And be thou like a gazelle or a young hart Upon the mountains of spices. (Song of Sol. 8:14)

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Hab. 3:19• ¹⁹Jehovah, the Lord, is my strength, And he maketh my feet like hinds' feet, And he will make me to walk upon my high places. To the chief Musician. On my stringed instruments. (Hab. 3:19)

The word {tzevee,} rather denotes the gazelle or antelope.(See note on De 15:22.)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel. Now Asahel was swift of foot, as one of the gazelles that are in the field.