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For he had been comforted concerning Amnon, because he was dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_samuel/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And <i>the heart of</i> King David longed to go out to Absalom; for he was comforted regarding Amnon, since he was dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_samuel/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The heart of King David longed to go out to Absalom; for he was comforted concerning Amnon, since he was dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_samuel/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And <i>the heart of</i> King David longed to go out to Absalom; for he was comforted concerning Amnon, since he was dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_samuel/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br /><i>And the heart of</i> King David was consumed with going out to Absalom; for he was comforted concerning Amnon, since he had died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_samuel/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And <i>the heart of</i> King David longed to go to Absalom; for he was comforted regarding Amnon, since he was dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_samuel/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />King David longed to go to Absalom, for David had finished grieving over Amnon’s death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_samuel/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then King David longed to go to Absalom, for David had finished grieving over Amnon&#8217s death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_samuel/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the soul of king David longed to go forth unto Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_samuel/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />David still felt so sad over the loss of Amnon that he wanted to take his army there and capture Absalom. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_samuel/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the soul of king David longed to go forth unto Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_samuel/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />King David began to long for Absalom once people had consoled him over Amnon's death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_samuel/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />but when he got over Amnon's death, he was filled with longing for his son Absalom. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_samuel/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Meanwhile, King David longed to visit Absalom, since he was moved to compassion over Amnon's death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_samuel/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And King David longed to go to Absalom, for he had been consoled over Amnon?s death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_samuel/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The king longed to go to Absalom, for he had since been consoled over the death of Amnon. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_samuel/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And the spirit of the king longed to go to Absalom, for he was consoled about the death of Amnon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_samuel/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the soul of king David longed to go forth to Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_samuel/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />King David longed to go out to Absalom, for he was comforted concerning Amnon, since he was dead. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_samuel/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and King David determines to go out to Absalom, for he has been comforted for Amnon, for [he is] dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_samuel/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and the soul of king David determineth to go out unto Absalom, for he hath been comforted for Amnon, for he is dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_samuel/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And David the king was fixed to go forth to Absalom: for he was comforted for Amnon, for he died.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_samuel/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And king David ceased to pursue after Absalom, because he was comforted concerning the death of Amnon. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_samuel/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And king David ceased to pursue Absalom, because he had been consoled over the passing of Amnon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_samuel/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />All that time the king continued to mourn his son; but his intention of going out against Absalom abated as he was consoled over the death of Amnon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_samuel/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And the heart of the king went out, yearning for Absalom; for he was now consoled over the death of Amnon.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_samuel/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And King David longed to go forth after Absalom; for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_samuel/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And King David was moved with regret to go after Abishlum, because he was comforted over Khamnun who had died <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_samuel/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the soul of king David failed with longing for Absalom; for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_samuel/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And king David ceased to go out after Abessalom, for he was comforted concerning Amnon, touching his death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_samuel/13-39.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_0ajZHUzMKw?start=3635" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/13.htm">Absalom Flees to Geshur</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">38</span>After Absalom had fled and gone to Geshur, he stayed there three years. <span class="reftext">39</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">And King</a> <a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: dā·wiḏ (N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">David</a> <a href="/hebrew/3615.htm" title="3615: wat·tə·ḵal (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent. A primitive root; to end, whether intransitive or transitived.">longed</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: lā·ṣêṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">to go</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/53.htm" title="53: ’aḇ·šā·lō·wm (N-proper-ms) -- Or babshalowm; from 'ab and shalowm; father of peace; Abshalom, a son of David; also a later Israelite.">Absalom,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/5162.htm" title="5162: ni·ḥam (V-Nifal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to sigh, i.e. Breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. to pity, console or rue; or to avenge.">he had been consoled</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">over</a> <a href="/hebrew/550.htm" title="550: ’am·nō·wn (N-proper-ms) -- Faithful, two Isr. Or uamiynown; from 'aman; faithful; Amnon, a son of David.">Amnon’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: mêṯ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">death.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/14-1.htm">2 Samuel 14:1</a></span><br />Now Joab son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart longed for Absalom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/14-23.htm">2 Samuel 14:23-24</a></span><br />So Joab got up, went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem. / But the king added, “He may return to his house, but he must not see my face.” So Absalom returned to his own house, but he did not see the face of the king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/14-33.htm">2 Samuel 14:33</a></span><br />So Joab went and told the king, and David summoned Absalom, who came to him and bowed facedown before him. Then the king kissed Absalom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/18-33.htm">2 Samuel 18:33</a></span><br />The king was shaken and went up to the chamber over the gate and wept. And as he walked, he cried out, “O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/19-4.htm">2 Samuel 19:4</a></span><br />But the king covered his face and cried out at the top of his voice, “O my son Absalom! O Absalom, my son, my son!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/37-34.htm">Genesis 37:34-35</a></span><br />Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son many days. / All his sons and daughters tried to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. “No,” he said. “I will go down to Sheol mourning for my son.” So his father wept for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/45-28.htm">Genesis 45:28</a></span><br />“Enough!” declared Israel. “My son Joseph is still alive! I will go to see him before I die.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/50-17.htm">Genesis 50:17</a></span><br />‘This is what you are to say to Joseph: I beg you, please forgive the transgression and sin of your brothers, for they did you wrong.’ So now, Joseph, please forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of your father.” When their message came to him, Joseph wept.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/2-5.htm">1 Kings 2:5-6</a></span><br />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 in peacetime to avenge the blood of war. He stained with the blood of war the belt around his waist and the sandals on his feet. / So act according to your wisdom, and do not let his gray head go down to Sheol in peace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/2-32.htm">1 Kings 2:32-33</a></span><br />The LORD will bring his bloodshed back upon his own head, for without the knowledge of my father David he struck down two men more righteous and better than he when he put to the sword Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel’s army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah’s army. / Their blood will come back upon the heads of Joab and his descendants forever; but for David, his descendants, his house, and his throne, there shall be peace from the LORD forever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/32-3.htm">Psalm 32:3-4</a></span><br />When I kept silent, my bones became brittle from my groaning all day long. / For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was drained as in the summer heat. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/51-12.htm">Psalm 51:12</a></span><br />Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and sustain me with a willing spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/17-25.htm">Proverbs 17:25</a></span><br />A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/19-18.htm">Proverbs 19:18</a></span><br />Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be party to his death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-23.htm">Matthew 5:23-24</a></span><br />So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, / leave your gift there before the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the soul of king David longed to go forth to Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.</p><p class="hdg">the soul of</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/31-30.htm">Genesis 31:30</a></b></br> And now, <i>though</i> thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore longedst after thy father's house, <i>yet</i> wherefore hast thou stolen my gods?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-32.htm">Deuteronomy 28:32</a></b></br> Thy sons and thy daughters <i>shall be</i> given unto another people, and thine eyes shall look, and fail <i>with longing</i> for them all the day long: and <i>there shall be</i> no might in thine hand.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/philippians/2-26.htm">Philippians 2:26</a></b></br> For he longed after you all, and was full of heaviness, because that ye had heard that he had been sick.</p><p class="hdg">longed.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/84-2.htm">Psalm 84:2</a></b></br> My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-20.htm">Psalm 119:20</a></b></br> My soul breaketh for the longing <i>that it hath</i> unto thy judgments at all times.</p><p class="hdg">comforted</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/12-23.htm">2 Samuel 12:23</a></b></br> But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/24-67.htm">Genesis 24:67</a></b></br> And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother's <i>death</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/37-35.htm">Genesis 37:35</a></b></br> And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_samuel/13-38.htm">Absalom</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-38.htm">Ab'salom</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-33.htm">Amnon</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-28.htm">Amnon's</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-24.htm">Comforted</a> <a href="/matthew/2-18.htm">Consoled</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-37.htm">David</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-33.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/2_samuel/3-17.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/2_samuel/4-1.htm">Failed</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-16.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-33.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/genesis/31-30.htm">Longed</a> <a href="/2_samuel/11-11.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-12.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-5.htm">Wasted</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_samuel/14-1.htm">Absalom</a> <a href="/2_samuel/14-1.htm">Ab'salom</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/3-1.htm">Amnon</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-7.htm">Amnon's</a> <a href="/job/29-25.htm">Comforted</a> <a href="/job/42-11.htm">Consoled</a> <a href="/2_samuel/15-12.htm">David</a> <a href="/2_samuel/14-2.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-36.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-56.htm">Failed</a> <a href="/2_samuel/15-5.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/2_samuel/14-1.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/2_samuel/14-1.htm">Longed</a> <a href="/2_samuel/14-19.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/2_samuel/17-8.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-5.htm">Wasted</a><div class="vheading2">2 Samuel 13</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/13-1.htm">Amnon loving Tamar, by Jonadab's counsel feigning himself sick, ravishes her.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/13-15.htm">He hates her, and shamefully turns her away</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/13-19.htm">Absalom entertains her, and conceals his purpose</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/13-23.htm">At a sheep-shearing among all the king's sons, he kills Amnon</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/13-31.htm">David grieving at the news, is comforted by Jonadab</a></span><br><span class="reftext">37. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/13-37.htm">Absalom flies to Talmai at Geshur</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_samuel/13.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_samuel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_samuel/13.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>And King David longed to go to Absalom</b><br>David's longing to go to Absalom reflects the deep familial bonds and the complexity of his emotions as a father. Despite Absalom's actions, which included the murder of his brother Amnon, David's paternal instincts and love for his son remain strong. This longing can be seen as a reflection of God's enduring love for His children, even when they stray. The tension between justice and mercy is a recurring theme in David's life, mirroring the divine balance God maintains with humanity. David's desire to reconcile with Absalom also highlights the importance of forgiveness and restoration in relationships, a theme echoed in the New Testament with the parable of the Prodigal Son (<a href="/luke/15-11.htm">Luke 15:11-32</a>).<p><b>for he had been consoled over Amnon’s death</b><br>David's consolation over Amnon's death suggests a passage of time and a process of grieving. In the ancient Near Eastern context, mourning was a significant cultural practice, often involving specific rituals and periods of lamentation. The fact that David had been consoled indicates that he had moved through the stages of grief and was now in a place where he could consider reconciliation with Absalom. This phrase also underscores the inevitability of healing and the human capacity to move forward after loss. The death of Amnon, while tragic, was a consequence of the sin and dysfunction within David's family, a reminder of the prophetic words spoken by Nathan in <a href="/2_samuel/12-10.htm">2 Samuel 12:10-12</a> regarding the sword never departing from David's house. This context highlights the ongoing consequences of sin and the need for divine grace and redemption.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/k/king_david.htm">King David</a></b><br>The second king of Israel, a man after God's own heart, who is dealing with the aftermath of family tragedy and conflict.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/absalom.htm">Absalom</a></b><br>David's son, who fled after avenging his sister Tamar by killing his half-brother Amnon.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/amnon.htm">Amnon</a></b><br>David's firstborn son, who committed a grievous sin against his half-sister Tamar, leading to his death at the hands of Absalom.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/tamar.htm">Tamar</a></b><br>David's daughter and Absalom's sister, who was wronged by Amnon, setting off a chain of tragic events.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/geshur.htm">Geshur</a></b><br>The place where Absalom fled to after killing Amnon, seeking refuge with his maternal grandfather.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>The account of David's family illustrates how sin can have far-reaching and devastating effects on relationships and communities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_complexity_of_forgiveness.htm">The Complexity of Forgiveness</a></b><br>David's longing for Absalom shows the struggle between justice and mercy, and the difficulty of forgiving those who have wronged us or others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_reconciliation.htm">The Importance of Reconciliation</a></b><br>The account encourages believers to seek reconciliation and healing in broken relationships, reflecting God's desire for unity and peace.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/parental_responsibility.htm">Parental Responsibility</a></b><br>David's passive response to Amnon's sin and Absalom's actions highlights the need for parents to address wrongdoing and guide their children in righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_family_dynamics.htm">God's Sovereignty in Family Dynamics</a></b><br>Despite human failures, God's purposes prevail, and He can bring redemption and restoration even in the most broken situations.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_samuel_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Samuel 13</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_events_in_2_samuel_13.htm">Are there any archaeological discoveries or historical records supporting the events in 2 Samuel 13?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_absalom_sway_israel_against_david.htm">How could Absalom have turned the hearts of all Israel against David so quickly (2 Samuel 15:6, 13)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_tamar's_fate_ignored_post-assault.htm">Why is Tamar's fate largely unaddressed after her assault in 2 Samuel 13:19-20?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'ask_not,_have_not'_mean.htm">What is the essence of Absalom's Spirit?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_samuel/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(39) <span class= "bld">The soul of King David.</span>--The words, "the soul of," are not in the original, and the most opposite interpretations have been given of the rest of the sentence. The sense of the English is that of the Chaldee and of the Jewish commentators--that David, after his grief for Amnon had abated, longed after Absalom and pined for his return. But it may be objected to this view, (1) that there is no ground for supplying the ellipsis in this way; (2) that the verb (which is a common one) never has elsewhere the sense given to it; and (3) that the representation thus made is contrary to fact, since David could easily have recalled Absalom had he chosen to do so, and when he actually was brought back, through Joab's stratagem, the king refused to see him (<a href="/2_samuel/14-24.htm" title="And the king said, Let him turn to his own house, and let him not see my face. So Absalom returned to his own house, and saw not the king's face.">2Samuel 14:24</a>), and only after two years more (<a href="/2_samuel/14-28.htm" title="So Absalom dwelled two full years in Jerusalem, and saw not the king's face.">2Samuel 14:28</a>), reluctantly admitted him to his presence. The other interpretation is better, which takes the verb impersonally, and gives the sense, <span class= "ital">David desisted from going forth against Absalom. </span>He ought to have arrested and punished him for a murder, which was at once fratricide and high treason, as being the assassination of the heir-apparent; but the flight to Geshur made this difficult, and as time went by David "was comforted concerning Amnon," and gradually gave up the thought of punishing Absalom.<p><span class= "bld"><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_samuel/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 39.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And</span> (<span class="accented">the soul of</span>) <span class="cmt_word">king David longed to go forth unto Absalom.</span> This translation has the support of the Jewish Targum, and, as the verb is feminine, the insertion of the added word is possible, though the sense seems to require "anger" instead of "the soul." But the versions (Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate) all give the verb its ordinary meaning of "ceasing," and, though there is something harsh in taking it impersonally, yet their authority is too great for us to say that such a mode of rendering it must be wrong. And if the grammar be difficult, the sense put upon the words by the versions is excellent. Literally they are, <span class="accented">As to King David, there. was a ceasing to go forth after Absalom</span>; <span class="accented">for he was comforted</span>, etc. At first he had demanded of Talmai the surrender of the offender, and, when Talmai refused, David tried other means; but in time, when his grief for Amnon was assuaged, he desisted from his efforts. But even so it required much subtlety on Joab's part to obtain Absalom's recall, which would scarcely have been the case if David's soul was longing for his son's return; and, even after his coming, David long maintained an unfriendly attitude. Amnon was his firstborn, and evidently dearly loved, but David's culpable leniency had borne bitter fruit. And again he acts without thoughtful sense of justice, and though at first he would have given Absalom merited punishment, yet gradually paternal feeling resumed its sway, unhappily only to be miserably abused. <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_samuel/13-39.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then the spirit</span><br /><span class="heb">דָּוִ֣ד</span> <span class="translit">(dā·wiḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> </span><span class="str2">David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the king</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ham·me·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">longed</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתְּכַל֙</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tə·ḵal)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3615.htm">Strong's 3615: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to go</span><br /><span class="heb">לָצֵ֖את</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ṣêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Absalom,</span><br /><span class="heb">אַבְשָׁל֑וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(’aḇ·šā·lō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_53.htm">Strong's 53: </a> </span><span class="str2">Absalom -- 'my father is peace', two Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he had been consoled</span><br /><span class="heb">נִחַ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(ni·ḥam)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5162.htm">Strong's 5162: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sigh, breathe strongly, to be sorry, to pity, console, rue, to avenge</span><br /><br /><span class="word">over</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Amnon’s</span><br /><span class="heb">אַמְנ֖וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(’am·nō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_550.htm">Strong's 550: </a> </span><span class="str2">Amnon -- 'faithful', two Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">death.</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵֽת׃</span> <span class="translit">(mêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To die, to kill</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_samuel/13-39.htm">2 Samuel 13:39 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_samuel/13-39.htm">2 Samuel 13:39 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_samuel/13-39.htm">2 Samuel 13:39 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_samuel/13-39.htm">2 Samuel 13:39 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_samuel/13-39.htm">2 Samuel 13:39 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_samuel/13-39.htm">2 Samuel 13:39 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_samuel/13-39.htm">2 Samuel 13:39 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_samuel/13-39.htm">2 Samuel 13:39 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_samuel/13-39.htm">2 Samuel 13:39 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_samuel/13-39.htm">2 Samuel 13:39 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_samuel/13-39.htm">OT History: 2 Samuel 13:39 The soul of king David longed (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_samuel/13-38.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Samuel 13:38"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 13:38" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_samuel/14-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Samuel 14:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 14:1" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>