in the sepulchre of his father … in Beth-lehem The only reference to Zeruiah's husband, who appears from this notice to have been a Bethlehemite. Josephus calls him Suri(Σουρί).

went all night Clearly the night after Asahel's burial, not the night after the battle. The fighting was not over till after sunset (2 Samuel 2:24), and it would have been impossible to collect the army, make necessary arrangements, and march a distance of at least 26 miles from Gibeon to Hebron, burying Asahel on the way. Joab no doubt spent the night at Gibeon, marched to Bethlehem the next day, and after burying his brother, hastened on to report himself to David at Hebron.

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