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2 Samuel 13:36
36As he finished speaking, the king’s sons came in, wailing loudly. The king, too, and all his attendants wept very bitterly.
2 Samuel 13:36 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of speaking, that, behold, the king’s sons came, and lifted up their voice and wept: and the king also and all his servants wept very sore.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And as soon as he had finished speaking, behold, the king's sons came and lifted up their voice and wept. And the king also and all his servants wept very bitterly.
- New King James Version (NKJV)So it was, as soon as he had finished speaking, that the king’s sons indeed came, and they lifted up their voice and wept. Also the king and all his servants wept very bitterly.
- New Living Translation (NLT)They soon arrived, weeping and sobbing, and the king and all his servants wept bitterly with them.
Context of 2 Samuel 13:36
34Meanwhile, Absalom had fled. Now the man standing watch looked up and saw many people on the road west of him, coming down the side of the hill. The watchman went and told the king, “I see men in the direction of Horonaim, on the side of the hill.” 35Jonadab said to the king, “See, the king’s sons have come; it has happened just as your servant said.” As he finished speaking, the king’s sons came in, wailing loudly. The king, too, and all his attendants wept very bitterly. 37Absalom fled and went to Talmai son of Ammihud, the king of Geshur. But King David mourned many days for his son. 38After Absalom fled and went to Geshur, he stayed there three years.
Read all of 2 Samuel 132 Samuel 13:36 word by word
וַיְהִ֣י׀ כְּכַלֹּת֣וֹ לְדַבֵּ֗ר וְהִנֵּ֤ה בְנֵֽי־הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ בָּ֔אוּ וַיִּשְׂא֥וּ קוֹלָ֖ם וַיִּבְכּ֑וּ וְגַם־הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ וְכָל־עֲבָדָ֔יו בָּכ֕וּ בְּכִ֖י גָּד֥וֹל מְאֹֽד׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an endכָּלָהkâlâh · to end: finishH3615
- of speakingדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
- that, behold, the king’sמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- and lifted upנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: loudH5375
- their voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
- and weptבָּכָהbâkâh · to weepH1058
- also and all his servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
- veryמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
- soreגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
- soreבְּכִיbekîy · weepingH1065
Cross-references for 2 Samuel 13:36
- 2 Samuel 13:15Then Amnon hated her with intense hatred. In fact, he hated her more than he had loved her. Amnon said to her, “Get up and get out!”
- 2 Samuel 12:21His attendants asked him, “Why are you acting this way? While the child was alive, you fasted and wept, but now that the child is dead, you get up and eat!”
- 2 Samuel 18:33The king was shaken. He went up to the room over the gateway and wept. As he went, he said: “O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you—O Absalom, my son, my son!”
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 13:36
- 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
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- 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
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