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

37Absalom ran away to Ammihud's son, Talmai, the king of Geshur. 38He stayed in Geshur for three years. By this time, King David had stopped being so upset about Amnon's death. He wanted very much to see Absalom again.

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 31:30I know that you want very much to return to your father's house. That is why you have left my home. But why did you take my idols?’
• Deuteronomy 28:32Foreign people will take your children away to be their slaves. Every day, you will look for them to come back to you. But you will have no power to do anything.
• Philippians 2:26Now he wants very much to see all of you again. He became very sad, because you heard the message that he was ill.
• Psalms 84:2I want very much to go to the Lord's temple. I very much want to be in the temple yards. With all that I am, and with great joy, I sing to you, the God who lives for ever!
• Psalms 119:20I really want to obey your rules all the time. I want that more than anything else.
• 2 Samuel 12:23But now the child is dead. Even if I fast and I pray, I cannot bring him back to me. One day, I will go to the place where he is. But he will never come back here to me.’
• Genesis 24:67Isaac took Rebekah into the tent that his mother Sarah had lived in. Rebekah became Isaac's wife. And Isaac loved Rebekah. So Isaac was happy again, after the death of his mother.
• Genesis 37:35All Jacob's sons and daughters came to comfort him. But Jacob was very sad, so they could not make him happy. Jacob said, ‘I will be sad until the day that I die, because my son is dead.’ Jacob wept because Joseph was dead.
• Genesis 38:12After a long time, Judah's wife, the daughter of Shua, died. When Judah had stopped being sad because of her death, he left his home to travel. He went with his friend, Hirah the Adullamite, to a place called Timnah. He went to see the men who were cutting the wool from his sheep.

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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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