23 But Asahel refused to give up the pursuit; so Abner thrust the butt of his spear into Asahel’s stomach, and the spear came out through his back. He fell there and died on the spot. And every man stopped when he came to the place where Asahel had fallen and died.
A battle broke out. The army of Joab, David’s general, was chasing after the army of Abner.
The brother of Joab who was fast chased after Asahel.
Though Asahel was speedy, young and brave, he couldn’t defeat experienced Abner.
In order not to become an enemy of Joab, he told Asahel not to chase after him, but Asahel didn’t listen to him. So he had to kill Asahel.
In order to build his own attributes, Asabel overly chased after Abner.
We shouldn’t overly chase after our competitors. It’s important to maintain our conditions in front of God and walk on our own path.
Shalom and God bless!