2 Samuel 13:26 BSB — MannaFest

2 Samuel 13:26

“If not,” said Absalom, “please let my brother Amnon go with us.” “Why should he go with you?” the king asked.

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ASV

Then said Absalom, If not, I pray thee, let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said unto him, Why should he go with thee?

KJV

Then said Absalom, If not, I pray thee, let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said unto him, Why should he go with thee?

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Commentary

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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Absalom had sheep-shearers in Baal-hazor, which is beside Ephraim--A sheep-shearing feast is a grand occasion in the East. Absalom proposed to give such an entertainment at his estate in Baal-hazor, about eight miles northeast of Jerusalem near a town called Ephraim (Jos 11:10).

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John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Let Amnon - For the king designed (as the following words shew) to keep him at home with him, as being his eldest son, and heir of his kingdom: otherwise Absalom would never have made particular mention of him; which now he was forced to do.

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Withhold - This she spoke, because she thought her royal father would dispense with it, upon this extraordinary occasion, to save his first-born son's life: 15. Hated her - By the just judgment of God both upon Amnon and David, that so the sin might be made publick, and way for the succeeding tragedies.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Absalom had so effectually concealed his enmity to Amnon that David saw no reason to suspect any design upon him in that particular invitation: "Let my brother Amnon go;" but this would make the stroke more cutting to David that he was himself drawn in to consent to that which gave the opportunity for it, as before,

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
אַבְשָׁל֔וֹם	'av.sha.Lom	Absalom	H53 →
וָלֹ֕א	va.Lo'	and not	H3808 →
יֵֽלֶךְ־	ye.lekh-	let him go	H1980 →
נָ֥א	na'	please	H4994 →
אִתָּ֖נוּ	'i.Ta.nu	with us	H854 →
אַמְנ֣וֹן	'am.Non	Amnon	H550 →
אָחִ֑י	'a.Chi	brother my	H251 →
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
לוֹ֙	lo	to <the> him
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
לָ֥מָּה	La.mah	<to> why?	H4100 →
יֵלֵ֖ךְ	ye.Lekh	will he go	H1980 →
עִמָּֽךְ׃	'i.Makh	with you	H5973 →

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Psalms 55:21
His speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed.
leads to
- Proverbs 26:24–26
  A hateful man disguises himself with his speech, but he lays up deceit in his heart.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Psalms 57:4
  My soul is among the lions; I lie down with ravenous beasts— with men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.
- Proverbs 5:3–4
  Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey and her speech is smoother than oil,
- Psalms 28:3
  Do not drag me away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace to their neighbors while malice is in their hearts.
- Proverbs 26:28
  A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.
Through
2 Samuel 3:27
When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab pulled him aside into the gateway, as if to speak to him privately, and there Joab stabbed him in the stomach. So Abner died on account of the…
leads to
- 2 Samuel 20:9–10
  “Are you well, my brother?” Joab asked Amasa. And with his right hand Joab grabbed Amasa by the beard to kiss him.
- 1 Kings 2:5
  Moreover, you know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me—what he did to Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether, the two commanders of the armies of Israel. He killed them…
- Deuteronomy 27:24
  ‘Cursed is he who strikes down his neighbor in secret.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’

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