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

36And 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. 37But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day. So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years. 39And the soul of king David longed to go forth unto Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.

2 Samuel 13:38 word by word

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

• 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 13:13Nevertheless the children of Israel expelled not the Geshurites, nor the Maachathites: but the Geshurites and the Maachathites dwell among the Israelites until this day.
• 1 Samuel 27:8And David and his men went up, and invaded the Geshurites, and the Gezrites, and the Amalekites: for those nations were of old the inhabitants of the land, as thou goest to Shur, even unto the land of Egypt.
• Deuteronomy 3:14Jair the son of Manasseh took all the country of Argob unto the coasts of Geshuri and Maachathi; and called them after his own name, Bashan–havoth–jair, unto this day.
• Joshua 12:5And reigned in mount Hermon, and in Salcah, and in all Bashan, unto the border of the Geshurites and the Maachathites, and half Gilead, the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.
• 2 Samuel 14:23So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
• 2 Samuel 15:8For thy servant vowed a vow while I abode at Geshur in Syria, saying, If Yhwh shall bring me again indeed to Jerusalem, then I will serve Yhwh.

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