2 Samuel 13:27
in 2 Samuel 13But Absalom urged him, so the king sent Amnon and the rest of his sons.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
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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This verse in 2 Samuel 13
Commentary
7 notes on this verseA commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
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).
This site's exposition
after two full years
on 2 Samuel 13:23-27
Two full years is the narrator's own measure of Absalom's patience, long enough that both Amnon and David let their guard down completely. Absalom invites the king first, knowing he will decline a costly outing for his whole court, then asks specifically for Amnon once the king has already refused to come himself, so the one request that matters looks like an afterthought. David presses him no further and lets his firstborn go, never suspecting a plot two years in the making.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening5 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.
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.
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,
But Absalom pressed him,....
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
11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּפְרָץ־ | vaiyifrotz- | and he urged | H6555 → | 49 times |
| בּ֖וֹ | bo | <in> <the> him | ||
| אַבְשָׁל֑וֹם | ʾavshalom | Absalom | H53 → | 110 times |
| וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח | vaiyishlach | and he sent | H7971 → | 845 times |
| אִתּוֹ֙ | ʾito | with him | H854 → | 929 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אַמְנ֔וֹן | ʾamnon | Amnon | H550 → | 28 times |
| וְאֵ֖ת | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| בְּנֵ֥י | benei | [the] sons of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ ס | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
וַיִּפְרָץ־and he urged
vaiyifrotz-H6555 →49 times
בּ֖וֹ<in> <the> him
bo
אַבְשָׁל֑וֹםAbsalom
ʾavshalomH53 →110 times
וַיִּשְׁלַ֤חand he sent
vaiyishlachH7971 →845 times
אִתּוֹ֙with him
ʾitoH854 →929 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
אַמְנ֔וֹןAmnon
ʾamnonH550 →28 times
וְאֵ֖תand <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
בְּנֵ֥י[the] sons of
beneiH1121 →4930 times
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
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About 2 Samuel
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; 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.