2 Samuel 13:39

2 Samuel 13:39 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the soul of king David longed to go forth unto Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.
• New International Version (NIV)And King David longed to go to Absalom, for he was consoled concerning Amnon’s death.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the spirit of the king longed to go out to Absalom, because he was comforted about Amnon, since he was dead.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And King David longed to go to Absalom. For he had been comforted concerning Amnon, because he was dead.

Context of 2 Samuel 13:39

37But Absalom fled and went to [his mother’s father] 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 for three years. And the heart of King David longed to go to Absalom; for he was comforted regarding Amnon, since he was dead.

2 Samuel 13:39 word by word

וַתְּכַל֙ דָּוִ֣ד הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ לָצֵ֖את אֶל־אַבְשָׁל֑וֹם כִּֽי־נִחַ֥ם עַל־אַמְנ֖וֹן כִּֽי־מֵֽת׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• longedכָּלָהkâlâh · to end: decidesH3615
• to go forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• unto Absalomאֲבִישָׁלוֹם'ăbîyshâlôm 'abshâlôm · AbsalomH53
• for he was comfortedנָחַםnâcham · to be sorry: comfortH5162
• concerning Amnonאַמְנוֹן'amnôn 'ămîynôn · AmnonH550
• seeing he was deadמוּתmûth · to dieH4191

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 13:39

• Genesis 31:30Now [I suppose] you felt you must go because you were homesick for your father’s house and family; but why did you steal my [household] gods?”
• Deuteronomy 28:32Your sons and daughters will be given to another people, while your eyes look on and long for them continually; but there will be nothing you can do.
• Philippians 2:26For he has been longing for all of you and was distressed because you had heard that he was sick.
• Psalms 84:2My soul (my life, my inner self) longs for and greatly desires the courts of the Lord; My heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God.
• Psalms 119:20My soul is crushed with longing For Your ordinances at all times.
• 2 Samuel 12:23But now he is dead; why should I [continue to] fast? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him [when I die], but he will not return to me.”
• Genesis 24:67Then Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent, and he took Rebekah [in marriage], and she became his wife, and he loved her; therefore Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.
• Genesis 37:35Then all his sons and daughters attempted to console him, but he refused to be comforted and said, “I will go down to Sheol (the place of the dead) in mourning for my son.” And his father wept for him.
• Genesis 38:12But quite a while later, Judah’s wife, the daughter of Shua, died; and when the time of mourning was ended, he went up to his sheepshearers at Timnah with his friend Hirah the Adullamite.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 13:39

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 39David longed to go forth unto Absalom - We find that he had a very strong paternal affection for this young man, who appears to have had little to commend him but the beauty of his person. David wished either to go to him, or to bring him back; for the hand of time had now wiped off his tears for the death of his son Amnon. Joab had marked this disposition, and took care to work on it, in order to procure the return of Absalom. It would have been well for…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 39Longed to go forth - Rather, “longed after Absalom,” literally, was consumed in going forth, with a sense of disappointed hope.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 30-39Verses 30-39 Jonadab was as guilty of Ammon's death, as of his sin; such false friends do they prove, who counsel us to do wickedly. Instead of loathing Absalom as a murderer, David, after a time, longed to go forth to him. This was David's infirmity: God saw something in his heart that made a difference, else we should have thought that he, as much as Eli, honoured his sons more than God.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 39And King David: The Dead Sea Scrolls and Greek version say And the spirit of the king. longed to go to Absalom: David’s intense grief over Amnon’s death had eased. Any desire he may have had to put Absalom to death had faded, and he now wanted to restore their relationship.Read the comment

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• Absalom
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Commentaries on 2 Samuel 13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings