2 Samuel 13:38

2 Samuel 13:38 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years.
• New International Version (NIV)After Absalom fled and went to Geshur, he stayed there three years.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So Absalom fled and went to Geshur, and was there three years.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Absalom fled and went to Geshur, and was there three years.

Context of 2 Samuel 13:38

36When he finished speaking, the king’s sons arrived and cried loudly. The king and all his men also cried very bitterly. 37Absalom, however, fled to Geshur’s King Talmai, Ammihud’s son. But the king mourned for his son Amnon every day. Absalom, having fled to Geshur, stayed there three years. 39King David began to long for Absalom once people had consoled him over Amnon’s death.

2 Samuel 13:38 word by word

וְאַבְשָׁל֥וֹם בָּרַ֖ח וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ גְּשׁ֑וּר וַיְהִי־שָׁ֖ם שָׁלֹ֥שׁ שָׁנִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So Absalomאֲבִישָׁלוֹם'ăbîyshâlôm 'abshâlôm · AbsalomH53
• fledבָּרַחbârach · to fleeH1272
• and wentיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• to Geshurגְּשׁוּרgeshûr · GeshurH1650
• and was there threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
• yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 13:38

• Joshua 13:13But the Israelites did not force out the people of Geshur and Maacath. So they still live in Israel today.
• 1 Samuel 27:8Then David and his men went to raid the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites. (They lived in the territory which extends from Telaim to Shur and Egypt.)
• Deuteronomy 3:14Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, took the whole territory of Argob as far as the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites. The settlements in Bashan he named Havvoth Jair after himself. This is still their name today.)
• Joshua 12:5He ruled Mount Hermon, Salecah, all of Bashan to the border of Geshur and Maacath, and half of Gilead to the border of King Sihon of Heshbon.
• 2 Samuel 14:23So Joab went to Geshur and brought Absalom back to Jerusalem.
• 2 Samuel 15:8I made a vow while I was living at Geshur in Aram. I said, ‘If the Lord will bring me back to Jerusalem, I will serve the Lord.’ ”

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 13:38

• 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. 34-39Absalom was now a fugitive. He sought refuge among his mother’s family.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 13:38

• Absalom
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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