en_tn/2sa/02/19.md

Zeruiah ... Joab ... Abishai ... Asahel ... Abner

These are the names of men. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)

followed him without turning away in any direction

Here "without turning away" is stated in negative form to emphasize how closely he followed Abner's path. Alternate translation: "followed him wherever he went"