OLD TESTAMENT

2 Samuel 2:18

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The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Asahel was as light of foot as a wild gazelle.

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Verse 18. Woods. Swiftness was one great qualification of a warrior. Calmet. 1:23. Homer generally styles Achilles, “the swift-footed.”

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