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2 Samuel 13:39 KJV
2 Samuel · chapter 13 · verse 39
And the soul of king David longed to go forth unto Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.2 Samuel 13:39 · King James Version
2 Samuel 13:39 in context
37But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day.
38So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years.
39And the soul of king David longed to go forth unto Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- comfortednâchamproperly, to sighH5162 →
- AbsalomʼĂbîyshâlôwmAbshalom, a son of DavidH53 →
- longedkâlâhto end, whether intransitive or transitivedH3615 →
- DavidDâvidDavid, the youngest son of JesseH1732 →
- forthyâtsâʼto go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and…H3318 →
- AmnonʼAmnôwnAmnon , a son of DavidH550 →
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Here is, I. The fright that David was put into by a false report brought to Jerusalem that Absalom had slain all the king's sons, Sa2 13:30. It is common for fame to make bad worse; and the first news of such a thing as this represents it as more dreadful than afterwards it proves.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 30-39