2 Samuel 13:31

2 Samuel 13:31 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then the king arose, and tare his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their clothes rent.
• New International Version (NIV)The king stood up, tore his clothes and lay down on the ground; and all his attendants stood by with their clothes torn.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So the king arose and tore his garments and lay on the ground, and all his servants stood by with their clothes torn.
• New Living Translation (NLT)The king got up, tore his robe, and threw himself on the ground. His advisers also tore their clothes in horror and sorrow.

Context of 2 Samuel 13:31

29So the servants of Absalom did to Amnon as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king's sons arose, and each mounted his mule and fled. 30While they were on the way, news came to David, "Absalom has struck down all the king's sons, and not one of them is left." Then the king arose and tore his garments and lay on the earth. And all his servants who were standing by tore their garments. 32But Jonadab the son of Shimeah, David's brother, said, "Let not my lord suppose that they have killed all the young men, the king's sons, for Amnon alone is dead. For by the command of Absalom this has been determined from the day he violated his sister Tamar. 33Now therefore let not my lord the king so take it to heart as to suppose that all the king's sons are dead, for Amnon alone is dead."

2 Samuel 13:31 word by word

וַיָּ֧קָם הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ וַיִּקְרַ֥ע אֶת־בְּגָדָ֖יו וַיִּשְׁכַּ֣ב אָ֑רְצָה וְכָל־עֲבָדָ֥יו נִצָּבִ֖ים קְרֻעֵ֥י בְגָדִֽים׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• aroseקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• and tareקָרַעqâra‛ · to tearH7167
• his garmentsבֶּ֫גֶדbeged · garmentH899
• and layשָׁכַבshâkab · to lie down: lay downH7901
• on the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: soilH776
• and all his servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• stoodנָצַבnâtsab · to standH5324

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 13:31

• 2 Samuel 12:16David therefore sought God on behalf of the child. And David fasted and went in and lay all night on the ground.
• Genesis 37:29When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not in the pit, he tore his clothes
• Joshua 7:6Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell to the earth on his face before the ark of the Lord until the evening, he and the elders of Israel. And they put dust on their heads.
• Job 1:20Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head and fell on the ground and worshiped.
• 2 Samuel 1:11Then David took hold of his clothes and tore them, and so did all the men who were with him.
• 2 Samuel 3:31Then David said to Joab and to all the people who were with him, "Tear your clothes and put on sackcloth and mourn before Abner." And King David followed the bier.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 13:31

• 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. 31David tore his robe, just like Tamar did after being harmed (2 Samuel 13:19). This act showed deep distress or regret (see also Genesis 37:34).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 30-3130-31. tidings came to David, saying, Absalom hath slain all the king's sons--It was natural that in the consternation and tumult caused by so atrocious a deed, an exaggerated report should reach the court, which was at once plunged into the depths of grief and despair. But the information of Jonadab, who seems to have been aware of the plan, and the arrival of the other princes, made known the real extent of the catastrophe. 2Sa 13:37-39. Absalom Flees…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 13:31

• Mourning
• Rending
• Tamar

In the dictionaries

• Absalom
• David
• Desolate
• Mourn
• Suppose
• Tamar
• Bible, the
• Clothes, Rending of
• Crime; Crimes
• Israel, History of

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