2 Samuel 13:3

2 Samuel 13:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David’s brother: and Jonadab was a very subtil man.
• New International Version (NIV)Now Amnon had an adviser named Jonadab son of Shimeah, David’s brother. Jonadab was a very shrewd man.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David's brother. And Jonadab was a very crafty man.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But Amnon had a friend whose name was Jonadab the son of Shimeah, David’s brother. Now Jonadab was a very crafty man.

Context of 2 Samuel 13:3

1After this, David’s son Amnon fell in love with Tamar, the beautiful sister of David’s son Absalom. 2Amnon was so obsessed with his half sister Tamar that he made himself sick. It seemed impossible for him to be alone with her because she was a virgin. Amnon had a friend by the name of Jonadab, a son of David’s brother Shimea. Jonadab was a very clever man. 4He asked Amnon, “Why are you, the king’s son, so worn out morning after morning? Won’t you tell me?” “I’m in love with Absalom’s sister Tamar,” he answered. 5Then Jonadab told him, “Lie down on your bed. Act sick, and when your father comes to see you, say to him, ‘Please let my sister Tamar come to feed me. She can prepare a meal in front of me as I watch her, and she can feed me.’ ”

2 Samuel 13:3 word by word

וּלְאַמְנ֣וֹן רֵ֗עַ וּשְׁמוֹ֙ יֽוֹנָדָ֔ב בֶּן־שִׁמְעָ֖ה אֲחִ֣י דָוִ֑ד וְי֣וֹנָדָ֔ב אִ֥ישׁ חָכָ֖ם מְאֹֽד׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But Amnonאַמְנוֹן'amnôn 'ămîynôn · AmnonH550
• had a friendרֵעַrêa‛ rêya‛ · neighborH7453
• whose nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• Jonadabיוֹנָדָבyônâdâb · JonadabH3122
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Shimeahשִׁמְעָהshim‛âh · ShimeahH8093
• David’sדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• brotherאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251
• a veryמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
• subtilחָכָםchâkâm · wiseH2450
• manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 13:3

• Genesis 38:1About that time Judah left his brothers and went to stay with a man from Adullam whose name was Hirah.
• Judges 14:20Samson’s wife was given to his best man.
• Esther 5:10However, Haman controlled himself. He went home and sent for his friends and his wife Zeresh.
• Esther 6:13There, Haman began to relate in detail to his wife Zeresh and to all his friends everything that had happened to him. Then his counselors and his wife Zeresh told him, “You are starting to lose power to Mordecai. If Mordecai is of Jewish descent, you will never win out over him. He will certainly lead to your downfall.”
• Proverbs 19:6Many try to win the kindness of a generous person, and everyone is a friend to a person who gives gifts.
• 2 Samuel 13:32Then Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimea, said, “Sir, don’t think that all the young men, all the king’s sons, have been killed. Only Amnon is dead. Absalom decided to do this the day his half brother raped his sister Tamar.
• 1 Samuel 16:9Then Jesse had Shammah come to Samuel. “The Lord has not chosen this one either,” Samuel said.
• 2 Samuel 14:2So Joab sent ⌞someone⌟ to Tekoa to get a clever woman from there. He told her, “Please act like a mourner, and dress in mourning clothes. Don’t rub olive oil on yourself, but act like a woman who has been mourning for the dead for a long time.
• Genesis 3:1The snake was more clever than all the wild animals the Lord God had made. He asked the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must never eat the fruit of any tree in the garden’?”
• Jeremiah 4:22“My people are fools. They don’t know me. They are stupid people. They don’t understand. They are experts in doing wrong, and they don’t know how to do good.”
• 1 Corinthians 3:19The wisdom of this world is nonsense in God’s sight. That’s why Scripture says, “God catches the wise in their cleverness.”
• James 3:15That kind of wisdom doesn’t come from above. It belongs to this world. It is self-centered and demonic.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 13:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Jonadab was a very subtle man - And most diabolic advice did he give to his cousin. We talk of the simplicity and excellence of primitive times! "Say not thou what is the cause that the former days were better than these." Take them altogether, we may thank God that they are past, and pray him that they may never return.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Shimeah - Called Shamma (marginal reference), was Jesse‘s third son. Subtil - literally, wise. The word is generally used in a good sense, but here, and in Job 5:13, it means crafty.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3shrewd (literally wise): Jonadab's "wisdom" was similar to the serpent's cleverness (Genesis 3:1). In the context of a royal court, the Hebrew term for friend is closer to “counselor” or “adviser.”Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. Jonadab, the son of Shimeah--or Shammah (1Sa 16:9). By the counsel and contrivance of this scheming cousin a plan was devised for obtaining an unrestricted interview with the object of his attachment.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 13:3

• Adultery
• Jonadab
• Lasciviousness
• Seduction
• Shammah
• Tamar

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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