Verse Lens · Context pointer
2 Samuel 2:32 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 32. 32And they took up Asahel, and buried him in the sepulchre of his father, which was in Beth-lehem. And Joab and his men went all night, and they came to Hebron at break of day.
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Role in This Section
2 Samuel 2:32 contributes this particular line to the movement: “And they took up Asahel, and buried him in the sepulchre of his father, which was in Beth-lehem.…”.
Read It With
- 2 Samuel 2:24–32
Read 2 Samuel 2:32 with 2:24–32. 2 Samuel 2:32 advances “Abner Calls a Halt and Both Sides Bury Their Dead” through the concrete textual step “And they took up Asahel, and buried him in the sepulchre of his father, which was in Beth-lehem.…”. The complete unit establishes this movement: Joab's force pursues until Abner appeals against endless brother-killing; the armies separate and account for their dead.
Why It Needs Context
2 Samuel 2:32 depends on 2:24–32; isolating “And they took up Asahel, and buried him in the sepulchre of his father, which was in Beth-lehem.…” would detach a supporting action, quotation, name, number, or transition from “Abner Calls a Halt and Both Sides Bury Their Dead.”
Continue in Context
The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.
Read 2 Samuel 2:24–32 — Abner Calls a Halt and Both Sides Bury Their DeadSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
These are the sources used directly for this lens. Language, grammar, disagreements, and the complete source shelf remain attached to the full thought-unit research record.
Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact reader-facing KJV wording, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete verse coverage.
Exact location: 2 Samuel 2:24-32, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: 2 Samuel
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording, morphology, repeated verbs, names, syntax, and the base text behind translation and textual discussion.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v.2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/2Sam.xml, 2:24-32
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