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 Absalom kept on pressing the king until he finally agreed to let all his sons attend, including Amnon. So Absalom prepared a feast fit for a king. 28Absalom told his men, “Wait until Amnon gets drunk; then at my signal, kill him! Don’t be afraid. I’m the one who has given the command. Take courage and do it!” So at Absalom’s signal they murdered Amnon. Then the other sons of the king jumped on their mules and fled. 30As they were on the way back to Jerusalem, this report reached David: “Absalom has killed all the king’s sons; not one is left alive!” 31The king got up, tore his robe, and threw himself on the ground. His advisers also tore their clothes in horror and sorrow.

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 do it.” So Doeg the Edomite turned on them and killed them that day, eighty-five priests in all, still wearing their priestly garments.
• 1 Kings 21:11So the elders and other town leaders followed the instructions Jezebel had written in the letters.
• 2 Kings 1:9Then he sent an army captain with fifty soldiers to arrest him. They found him sitting on top of a hill. The captain said to him, “Man of God, the king has commanded you to come down with us.”
• Proverbs 29:12If a ruler pays attention to liars, all his advisers will be wicked.
• Micah 7:3Both their hands are equally skilled at doing evil! Officials and judges alike demand bribes. The people with influence get what they want, and together they scheme to twist justice.
• 2 Samuel 18:9During the battle, Absalom happened to come upon some of David’s men. He tried to escape on his mule, but as he rode beneath the thick branches of a great tree, his hair got caught in the tree. His mule kept going and left him dangling in the air.
• Genesis 36:24The descendants of Zibeon were Aiah and Anah. (This is the Anah who discovered the hot springs in the wilderness while he was grazing his father’s donkeys.)
• Leviticus 19:19“You must obey all my decrees. “Do not mate two different kinds of animals. Do not plant your field with two different kinds of seed. Do not wear clothing woven from two different kinds of thread.
• 1 Kings 1:33the king said to them, “Take Solomon and my officials down to Gihon Spring. Solomon is to ride on my own mule.

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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• Amnon
• David
• Desolate
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• Tamar
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• Crime; Crimes
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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