2 Samuel 13:38

2 Samuel 13:38 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years.
• New International Version (NIV)After Absalom fled and went to Geshur, he stayed there three years.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So Absalom fled and went to Geshur, and was there three years.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Absalom fled and went to Geshur, and was there three years.

Context of 2 Samuel 13:38

36And as soon as he had ended speaking, behold, the king's sons came, and lifted up their voice and wept; and the king also and all his servants wept very bitterly. 37And Absalom fled, and went to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And [David] mourned for his son every day. Now Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years. 39And king David longed to go forth to Absalom; for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.

2 Samuel 13:38 word by word

וְאַבְשָׁל֥וֹם בָּרַ֖ח וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ גְּשׁ֑וּר וַיְהִי־שָׁ֖ם שָׁלֹ֥שׁ שָׁנִֽים׃Read the interlinear

• Absalomאֲבִישָׁלוֹם'ăbîyshâlôm 'abshâlôm · AbsalomH53
• fledבָּרַחbârach · to fleeH1272
• Geshurגְּשׁוּרgeshûr · GeshurH1650
• wasהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
• yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 13:38

• Joshua 13:13But the children of Israel did not dispossess the Geshurites nor the Maachathites; but the Geshurites and the Maachathites dwell among the Israelites to this day.
• 1 Samuel 27:8And David and his men went up and made a raid upon the Geshurites, and the Gerzites, and the Amalekites: for those were of old the inhabitants of the land, as thou goest to Shur, and as far as the land of Egypt.
• Deuteronomy 3:14Jair the son of Manasseh took the whole region of Argob as far as the border of the Geshurites and Maachathites, and called Bashan after his own name, Havoth-Jair, to this day.)
• Joshua 12:5and ruled over mount Hermon, and over Salcah, and over all Bashan, as far as the border of the Geshurites and the Maachathites, and [over] half Gilead [as far as] the border of Sihon the king of Heshbon.
• 2 Samuel 14:23And Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
• 2 Samuel 15:8For thy servant vowed a vow while I abode in Geshur in Syria, saying, If Jehovah shall bring me again indeed to Jerusalem, then I will serve Jehovah.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 13:38

• 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. 34-39Absalom was now a fugitive. He sought refuge among his mother’s family.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 13:38

• 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