2 Samuel 13:22
in 2 Samuel 13And Absalom never said a word to Amnon, either good or bad, because he hated Amnon for disgracing his sister Tamar.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And Absalom spake unto Amnon neither good nor bad; for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar.
KJV
And Absalom spake unto his brother Amnon neither good nor bad: for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar.
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This verse in 2 Samuel 13
Commentary
6 notes on this verseSpake - That is, he said nothing at all to him, about that business. He neither debated it with him, nor threatened him for it; but seemed willing to pass it by with brotherly kindness.
This site's exposition
neither good nor bad
Absalom says nothing to Amnon at all, neither rebuke nor forgiveness, and the silence proves worse than either would have been. The law of Leviticus 19:17 ties open rebuke to loving one's neighbor and hidden hatred to withholding it, and this verse names the hatred outright: Absalom hated Amnon. What David failed to punish, Absalom now determines to avenge himself, and the two years of quiet that follow are preparation, not peace.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening4 voices
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.
If Absalom had reasoned the matter with Amnon, he might have convinced him of his sin and brought him to repentance; but, saying nothing, Amnon's heart was hardened, and his own more and more embittered against him; therefore rebuking our neighbour is opposed to hating him in our hearts, Lev. xix.
And Absalom spake unto his brother Amnon neither good nor bad,....
Amnon's character, we have reason to think, was bad in other things; if he had not forsaken God, he would never have been given up to these vile affections. Godly parents have often been afflicted with wicked children; grace does not run in the blood, but corruption does.
The words behind it
20 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְלֹֽא־ | velo'- | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| דִבֶּ֧ר | diber | he spoke | H1696 → | 1141 times |
| אַבְשָׁל֛וֹם | ʾavshalom | Absalom | H53 → | 110 times |
| עִם־ | ʾim- | with | H5973 → | 1050 times |
| אַמְנ֖וֹן | ʾamnon | Amnon | H550 → | 28 times |
| לְמֵרָ֣ע | lemera' | <to> from bad | H7451 → | 662 times |
| וְעַד־ | vead- | and unto | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| ט֑וֹב | tov | good | H2896 → | 538 times |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| שָׂנֵ֤א | sane' | he hated | H8130 → | 146 times |
| אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ | ʾavshalom | Absalom | H53 → | 110 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אַמְנ֔וֹן | ʾamnon | Amnon | H550 → | 28 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| דְּבַר֙ | devar | [the] thing | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | <of> that | H834 → | 5497 times |
| עִנָּ֔ה | ʾinah | he had humbled | H6031 → | 82 times |
| אֵ֖ת | ʾet | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| תָּמָ֥ר | tamar | Tamar | H8559 → | 25 times |
| אֲחֹתֽוֹ׃ פ | ʾachoto | sister his | H269 → | 114 times |
וְלֹֽא־and not
velo'-H3808 →5168 times
דִבֶּ֧רhe spoke
diberH1696 →1141 times
אַבְשָׁל֛וֹםAbsalom
ʾavshalomH53 →110 times
עִם־with
ʾim-H5973 →1050 times
אַמְנ֖וֹןAmnon
ʾamnonH550 →28 times
לְמֵרָ֣ע<to> from bad
lemera'H7451 →662 times
וְעַד־and unto
vead-H5704 →1261 times
ט֑וֹבgood
tovH2896 →538 times
כִּֽי־for
ki-H3588 →4482 times
שָׂנֵ֤אhe hated
sane'H8130 →146 times
אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙Absalom
ʾavshalomH53 →110 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
אַמְנ֔וֹןAmnon
ʾamnonH550 →28 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
דְּבַר֙[the] thing
devarH1697 →1440 times
אֲשֶׁ֣ר<of> that
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
עִנָּ֔הhe had humbled
ʾinahH6031 →82 times
אֵ֖ת<obj.>
ʾetH853 →10935 times
תָּמָ֥רTamar
tamarH8559 →25 times
אֲחֹתֽוֹ׃ פsister his
ʾachotoH269 →114 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 John 3:15Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that eternal life does not reside in a murderer.
it leads to
- Matthew 5:21–22
You have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not murder’ and ‘Anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’
- Revelation 21:8
But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This…
- Proverbs 26:24–26
A hateful man disguises himself with his speech, but he lays up deceit in his heart.
- Matthew 5:21–22
Through
Genesis 31:24But that night God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream and warned him, “Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.”
it leads to
- Genesis 31:29
I have power to do you great harm, but last night the God of your father said to me, ‘Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.’
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Genesis 24:50
Laban and Bethuel answered, “This is from the LORD; we have no choice in the matter.
- Genesis 20:3
One night, however, God came to Abimelech in a dream and told him, “You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken, for she is a married woman.”
- Genesis 31:29
Through
1 John 2:11But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness. He does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
it leads to
- John 12:35
Then Jesus told them, “For a little while longer, the Light will be among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you. The one who walks in the…
- John 12:35
Through
Genesis 24:50Laban and Bethuel answered, “This is from the LORD; we have no choice in the matter.
it leads to
- Psalms 118:23
This is from the LORD, and it is marvelous in our eyes.
- Psalms 118:23
Where this verse is studied
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About 2 Samuel
This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.