2 Samuel 13:29

2 Samuel 13:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the servants of Absalom did unto Amnon as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king’s sons arose, and every man gat him up upon his mule, and fled.
• New International Version (NIV)So Absalom’s men did to Amnon what Absalom had ordered. Then all the king’s sons got up, mounted their mules and fled.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So 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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So the servants of Absalom did to Amnon as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king’s sons arose, and each one got on his mule and fled.

Context of 2 Samuel 13:29

27But when Absalom pressed him, he sent Amnon and all the king’s sons along with him. 28Absalom instructed his servants, “Look! When Amnon is drunk and I say to you, ‘Strike Amnon down,’ kill him then and there. Don’t fear! Is it not I who have given you these instructions? Be strong and courageous!” So Absalom’s servants did to Amnon exactly what Absalom had instructed. Then all the king’s sons got up; each one rode away on his mule and fled. 30While they were still on their way, the following report reached David: “Absalom has killed all the king’s sons; not one of them is left!” 31Then the king stood up and tore his garments and lay down on the ground. All his servants were standing there with torn garments as well.

2 Samuel 13:29 word by word

וַֽיַּעֲשׂ֞וּ נַעֲרֵ֤י אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ לְאַמְנ֔וֹן כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוָּ֖ה אַבְשָׁל֑וֹם וַיָּקֻ֣מוּ׀ כָּל־בְּנֵ֣י הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ וַֽיִּרְכְּב֛וּ אִ֥ישׁ עַל־פִּרְדּ֖וֹ וַיָּנֻֽסוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the servantsנַ֫עַרna‛ar · youthH5288
• of Absalomאֲבִישָׁלוֹם'ăbîyshâlôm 'abshâlôm · AbsalomH53
• didעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• unto Amnonאַמְנוֹן'amnôn 'ămîynôn · AmnonH550
• had commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• Then all the king’sמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• aroseקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• and every manאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• gat him upרָכַבrâkab · to rideH7392
• upon his muleפֶּ֫רֶדpered · muleH6505
• and fledנוּסnûs · to fleeH5127

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 13:29

• 1 Samuel 22:18Then the king said to Doeg, “You turn and strike down the priests!” So Doeg the Edomite turned and struck down the priests. He killed on that day eighty-five men who wore the linen ephod.
• 1 Kings 21:11The men of the city, the leaders and the nobles who lived there, followed the written orders Jezebel had sent them.
• 2 Kings 1:9The king sent a captain and his fifty soldiers to retrieve Elijah. The captain went up to him, while he was sitting on the top of a hill. He told him, “Prophet, the king says, ‘Come down!’”
• Proverbs 29:12If a ruler listens to lies, all his ministers will be wicked.
• Micah 7:3They are determined to be experts at doing evil; government officials and judges take bribes, prominent men make demands, and they all do what is necessary to satisfy them.
• 2 Samuel 18:9Then Absalom happened to come across David’s men. Now as Absalom was riding on his mule, it went under the branches of a large oak tree. His head got caught in the oak and he was suspended in midair, while the mule he had been riding kept going.
• Genesis 36:24These were the sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah (who discovered the hot springs in the wilderness as he pastured the donkeys of his father Zibeon).
• Leviticus 19:19You must keep my statutes. You must not allow two different kinds of your animals to breed, you must not sow your field with two different kinds of seed, and you must not wear a garment made of two different kinds of fabric.
• 1 Kings 1:33and he told them, “Take your master’s servants with you, put my son Solomon on my mule, and lead him down to Gihon.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 13:29

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29Upon his mule - So in 1 Kings 1:33, 1 Kings 1:38 the mule is the royal animal on which David himself rides. In 2 Samuel 18:9 Absalom rides upon a mule.Read the comment
• 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. 2929. every man gat him up upon his mule--This had become the favorite equipage of the great. King David himself had a state mule (1Ki 1:33). The Syrian mules are, in activity, strength, and capabilities, still far superior to ours.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 13:29

• Absalom
• Assassination
• Fratricide
• Homicide
• Mule
• Rape
• Revenge
• Servant
• Tamar
• Wine

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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