Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Asahel? And he answered, I am.
Abner's question to Asahel was asked amid the war between Israel and Judah. It came in the confrontation immediately before Abner struck Asahel dead. That killing afterward gave rise to Joab's blood-feud with Abner.
Abner's question to Asahel was asked amid the war between Israel and Judah. It came in the confrontation immediately before Abner struck Asahel dead. That killing afterward gave rise to Joab's blood-feud with Abner.