2 Samuel 13:27 BSB — MannaFest

2 Samuel 13:27

But Absalom urged him, so the king sent Amnon and the rest of his sons.

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ASV

But Absalom pressed him, and he let Amnon and all the king’s sons go with him.

KJV

But Absalom pressed him, that he let Amnon and all the king’s sons go with him.

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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)

Pressed him - It is strange that his urgent desire of Amnon's company raised no suspicion in so wise a king; but God suffered him to be blinded that he might execute his judgments upon David, and bring upon Amnon the just punishment of his lewdness.

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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11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּפְרָץ־	vai.yif.rotz-	and he urged	H6555 →
בּ֖וֹ	bo	<in> <the> him
אַבְשָׁל֑וֹם	'av.sha.Lom	Absalom	H53 →
וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח	vai.yish.Lach	and he sent	H7971 →
אִתּוֹ֙	'i.To	with him	H854 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
אַמְנ֔וֹן	'am.Non	Amnon	H550 →
וְאֵ֖ת	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
כָּל־	kol-	all	H3605 →
בְּנֵ֥י	be.Nei	[the] sons of	H1121 →
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ ס	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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