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

36They soon arrived, weeping and sobbing, and the king and all his servants wept bitterly with them. 37And David mourned many days for his son Amnon. Absalom fled to his grandfather, Talmai son of Ammihud, the king of Geshur. He stayed there in Geshur for three years. 39And King David, now reconciled to Amnon’s death, longed to be reunited with his son Absalom.

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 failed to drive out the people of Geshur and Maacah, so they continue to live among the Israelites to this day.
• 1 Samuel 27:8David and his men spent their time raiding the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites—people who had lived near Shur, toward the land of Egypt, since ancient times.
• Deuteronomy 3:14Jair, a leader from the tribe of Manasseh, conquered the whole Argob region in Bashan, all the way to the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites. Jair renamed this region after himself, calling it the Towns of Jair, as it is still known today.)
• Joshua 12:5He ruled a territory stretching from Mount Hermon to Salecah in the north and to all of Bashan in the east, and westward to the borders of the kingdoms of Geshur and Maacah. This territory included the northern half of Gilead, as far as the boundary of King Sihon of Heshbon.
• 2 Samuel 14:23Then Joab went to Geshur and brought Absalom back to Jerusalem.
• 2 Samuel 15:8For while your servant was at Geshur in Aram, I promised to sacrifice to the Lord in Hebron if he would bring me back to Jerusalem.”

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