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2 Samuel 13:29 KJV
2 Samuel · chapter 13 · verse 29
And the servants of Absalom did unto Amnon as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king’s sons arose, and every man gat him up upon his mule, and fled.2 Samuel 13:29 · King James Version
2 Samuel 13:29 in context
27But Absalom pressed him, that he let Amnon and all the king’s sons go with him.
28Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now when Amnon’s heart is merry with wine, and when I say unto you, Smite Amnon; then kill him, fear not: have not I commanded you? be courageous, and be valiant.
29And the servants of Absalom did unto Amnon as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king’s sons arose, and every man gat him up upon his mule, and fled.
30And it came to pass, while they were in the way, that tidings came to David, saying, Absalom hath slain all the king’s sons, and there is not one of them left.
31Then the king arose, and tare his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their clothes rent.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- commandedtsâvâhto constitute, enjoinH6680 →
- servantsnaʻara boy , from the age of infancy to adolescenceH5288 →
- AbsalomʼĂbîyshâlôwmAbshalom, a son of DavidH53 →
- king'smeleka kingH4428 →
- AmnonʼAmnôwnAmnon , a son of DavidH550 →
- aroseqûwmto riseH6965 →
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What Solomon says of the beginning of strife is as true of the beginning of all sin, it is as the letting forth of water; when once the flood-gates are plucked up, an inundation follows; one mischief begets another, and it is hard to say what shall be in the end thereof. I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 21-29