Howbeit he refused to turn aside: wherefore Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote him in the body, so that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place: and it came to pass, that as many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still.
And Asahel dispiside to here, and nolde bowe awey. Þerfor Abner smoot him with þe spere turned awei in þe schar, and roof thorouy, and he was deed in þe same place; and alle men þat passiden bi þe place, in which place Asahel felde doun, and was deed, stoden stille.