And they took up Asahel, and buried him in the sepulchre of his father, which was in Bethlehem. And Joab and his men went all night, and they came to Hebron at break of day.
Tomaron el cuerpo de Asael y lo sepultaron en la tumba de su padre, que estaba en Belén. Entonces Joab y sus hombres caminaron toda la noche, y llegaron a Hebrón cuando salió el sol.
Joab y sus hombres sepultaron a Asael en Belén y caminaron toda la noche hasta llegar a Hebrón al amanecer.
📚 Contexto Histórico
In the context of 2 Samuel, this verse follows a battle at Gibeon during the civil war after King Saul's death, where Asahel, the brother of Joab and a warrior in David's army, was killed while pursuing Abner, the commander loyal to Saul's son Ish-Bosheth. David had been anointed as king over Judah in Hebron, leading to conflicts as Abner sought to maintain power for the house of Saul. The burial of Asahel in his father's tomb in Bethlehem highlights the ancient Israelite customs of honoring family lineage and providing proper rest for the dead, while Joab's nighttime march back to Hebron underscores the urgency and dangers of consolidating David's early reign.
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