2 Samuel 13:25

2 Samuel 13:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the king said to Absalom, Nay, my son, let us not all now go, lest we be chargeable unto thee. And he pressed him: howbeit he would not go, but blessed him.
• New International Version (NIV)“No, my son,” the king replied. “All of us should not go; we would only be a burden to you.” Although Absalom urged him, he still refused to go but gave him his blessing.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But the king said to Absalom, "No, my son, let us not all go, lest we be burdensome to you." He pressed him, but he would not go but gave him his blessing.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But the king said to Absalom, “No, my son, let us not all go now, lest we be a burden to you.” Then he urged him, but he would not go; and he blessed him.

Context of 2 Samuel 13:25

23Two years later Absalom had sheepshearers at Baal Hazor near Ephraim. He invited all the king’s sons. 24Absalom went to the king and said, “Since I have sheepshearers, Your Majesty and your officials are invited ⌞to feast⌟ with me.” “No, Son,” the king answered Absalom. “If we all go, we’ll be a burden to you.” Even when Absalom continued to urge him, David did not want to go, though he did give Absalom his blessing. 26So Absalom said, “If you won’t go, then please let my brother Amnon go with us.” “Why should he go with you?” the king asked him. 27But when Absalom urged him, he let Amnon and all ⌞the rest of⌟ the king’s sons go with him.

2 Samuel 13:25 word by word

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ אֶל־אַבְשָׁל֗וֹם אַל־בְּנִי֙ אַל־נָ֤א נֵלֵךְ֙ כֻּלָּ֔נוּ וְלֹ֥א נִכְבַּ֖ד עָלֶ֑יךָ וַיִּפְרָץ־בּ֛וֹ וְלֹֽא־אָבָ֥ה לָלֶ֖כֶת וַֽיְבָרֲכֵֽהוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to Absalomאֲבִישָׁלוֹם'ăbîyshâlôm 'abshâlôm · AbsalomH53
• Nay, my sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• let us not all now goיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• lest we be chargeableכָּבֵדkâbad kâbêd · to honor: heavyH3513
• unto thee. And he pressedפָּרַץpârats · to break throughH6555
• him: howbeit he wouldאָבָה'âbâh · be willingH14
• but blessedבָּרַךְbârak · to blessH1288

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 13:25

• Genesis 19:2He said, “Please, gentlemen, why don’t you come to my home and spend the night? ⌞You can⌟ wash your feet there. Then early tomorrow morning you can continue your journey.” “No,” they answered, “we’d rather spend the night in the city square.”
• Judges 19:7When the Levite started to leave, his father-in-law urged him to stay another night, so he did.
• Luke 14:23“Then the master told his servant, ‘Go to the roads and paths! Urge the people to come to my house. I want it to be full.
• Luke 24:29They urged him, “Stay with us! It’s getting late, and the day is almost over.” So he went to stay with them.
• Acts 16:15When Lydia and her family were baptized, she invited us to stay at her home. She said, “If you’re convinced that I believe in the Lord, then stay at my home.” She insisted. So we did.
• 2 Samuel 14:22Joab quickly bowed down with his face touching the ground, and he blessed the king. He said, “Today I know that you have been kind to me because you have done what I wanted.”
• Ruth 2:4Just then, Boaz was coming from Bethlehem, and he said to his reapers, “May the Lord be with all of you!” They answered him, “May the Lord bless you!”

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 13:25

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-29Verses 21-29 Observe the aggravations of Absalom's sin: he would have Ammon slain, when least fit to go out of the world. He engaged his servants in the guilt. Those servants are ill-taught who obey wicked masters, against God's commands. Indulged children always prove crosses to godly parents, whose foolish love leads them to neglect their duty to God.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 23-2723-27. Absalom had sheep-shearers in Baal-hazor, which is beside Ephraim--A sheep-shearing feast is a grand occasion in the East. Absalom proposed to give such an entertainment at his estate in Baal-hazor, about eight miles northeast of Jerusalem near a town called Ephraim (Jos 11:10). He first invited the king and his court; but the king declining, on account of the heavy expense to which the reception of royalty would subject him [2Sa 13:25], Absalom…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 13:25

• Absalom
• Deception
• Homicide
• Rape
• Revenge
• Tamar

In the dictionaries

• Absalom
• David
• Desolate
• Sheep
• Suppose
• Tamar
• Bible, the
• Charge; Chargeable
• 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