2 Samuel 13:33

2 Samuel 13:33 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now therefore let not my lord the king take the thing to his heart, to think that all the king’s sons are dead: for Amnon only is dead.
• New International Version (NIV)My lord the king should not be concerned about the report that all the king’s sons are dead. Only Amnon is dead.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now 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."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now therefore, let not my lord the king take the thing to his heart, to think that all the king’s sons are dead. For only Amnon is dead.”

Context of 2 Samuel 13:33

31The king stood up, tore his clothes, and lay down on the ground. All his servants were standing beside him with their clothes torn ⌞to show their grief⌟. 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. You shouldn’t burden your heart with the idea that all the king’s sons are dead, Your Majesty. Only Amnon is dead. 34Absalom has fled.” When the servant who kept watch looked up, he saw many people coming down the road beside the mountain west of him. 35Then Jonadab told the king, “The king’s sons have come. It’s just as I said.”

2 Samuel 13:33 word by word

וְעַתָּ֡ה אַל־יָשֵׂם֩ אֲדֹנִ֨י הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ אֶל־לִבּוֹ֙ דָּבָ֣ר לֵאמֹ֔ר כָּל־בְּנֵ֥י הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ מֵ֑תוּ כִּֽי־אַמְנ֥וֹן לְבַדּ֖וֹ מֵֽת׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Now therefore let not my lordאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113
• the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• takeשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: considerH7760
• the thingדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
• to his heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• to thinkאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• are deadמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• for Amnonאַמְנוֹן'amnôn 'ămîynôn · AmnonH550

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 13:33

• 2 Samuel 19:19He pleaded with the king, “Don’t remember the crime I committed the day you left Jerusalem. Don’t hold it against me or even think about it, Your Majesty.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 13:33

• 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

Topics related to 2 Samuel 13:33

• Jonadab
• Rape

In the dictionaries

• Amnon
• Absalom
• David
• Desolate
• Suppose
• Bible, the
• Crime; Crimes
• Israel, History of
• Polygamy
• Samuel, Books 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