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Only Amnon is dead.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_samuel/13.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />No, my lord the king, your sons aren’t all dead! It was only Amnon.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_samuel/13.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Now therefore let not my lord the king so take it to heart as to suppose that all the king’s sons are dead, for Amnon alone is dead.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So now, my lord the king, do not take to heart the report that all the sons of the king are dead. Only Amnon is dead.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_samuel/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Now therefore let not my lord the king take the thing to his heart, to think that all the king's sons are dead: for Amnon only is dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_samuel/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Now therefore, let not my lord the king take the thing to his heart, to think that all the king’s sons are dead. For only Amnon is dead.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_samuel/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So now, may my lord the king not take the report to heart, claiming, ‘all the king’s sons are dead’; but only Amnon is dead.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_samuel/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Now therefore, do not let my lord the king take the report to heart, namely, &#8216all the king&#8217s sons are dead,&#8217 for only Amnon is dead.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_samuel/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Now therefore, do not let my lord the king take the report to heart, namely, ‘all the king’s sons are dead,’ for only Amnon is dead.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_samuel/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So now, do not let my lord the king take the report to heart, saying, ‘all the king’s sons have died,’ for only Amnon has died.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_samuel/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So now, do not let my lord the king take the report to heart that all the king’s sons are dead; for Amnon alone is dead.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_samuel/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So now, my lord the king, don’t take seriously the report that says all the king’s sons are dead. Only Amnon is dead.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_samuel/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So now, my lord the king, don&#8217t take seriously the report that says all the king&#8217s sons are dead. Only Amnon is dead.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_samuel/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Now therefore let not my lord the king take the thing to his heart, to think that all the king's sons are dead; for Amnon only is dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_samuel/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Don't worry about the report that all your sons were killed. Only Amnon is dead, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_samuel/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Now therefore let not my lord the king take the thing to his heart, to think that all the king's sons are dead: for Amnon only is dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_samuel/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You shouldn't burden your heart with the idea that all the king's sons are dead, Your Majesty. Only Amnon is dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_samuel/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />So don't believe the news that all your sons are dead; only Amnon was killed." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_samuel/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Now your majesty, don't be concerned about this rumor that all the king's sons have died, because only Amnon is dead."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_samuel/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So now, my lord the king, do not take to heart the report that all the sons of the king are dead. Only Amnon is dead.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_samuel/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Now don't let my lord the king be concerned about the report that has come saying, 'All the king's sons are dead.' It is only Amnon who is dead." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_samuel/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Now therefore do not let my lord the king take the thing to his heart, to think that all the king?s sons are dead; for Amnon only is dead."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_samuel/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Now therefore let not my lord the king take the thing to his heart, to think that all the king's sons are dead: for Amnon only is dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_samuel/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Now therefore don’t let my lord the king take the thing to his heart, to think that all the king’s sons are dead; for only Amnon is 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 now, do not let my lord the king lay the word to his heart, saying, All the sons of the king have died, for Amnon alone [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 now, let not my lord the king lay unto his heart the word, saying, All the sons of the king have died, for Amnon alone 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 now my lord the king shall not set to his heart the word, saying, All the king's sons died; for only Amnon alone 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 />Now therefore let not my lord the king take this thing into his heart, saying: All the king's sons are slain: for Amnon only is dead. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_samuel/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Now therefore, let not my lord the king set this word in his heart, saying, ‘All the sons of the king have been slain.’ For only Amnon is dead.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_samuel/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Now let my lord the king not take so to heart that report, ‘All the king’s sons are dead.’ Amnon alone is dead.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_samuel/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Now therefore, do not let my lord the king take it to heart, as if all the king’s sons were dead; for Amnon alone is dead.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_samuel/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Now therefore let not my lord the king think that all the king's sons are dead; for Amnon alone is 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 also, behold, let not my Lord the King think that all the sons of the King are dead, for Khamnun alone is dead!”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_samuel/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Now therefore let not my lord the king take the thing to his heart, to think that all the king's sons are dead; for Amnon only is dead.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_samuel/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And now let not my lord the king take the matter to heart, saying, All the king's sons are dead: for Amnon only of them is dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_samuel/13-33.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=3569" 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's Revenge on Amnon</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">32</span>But Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah, spoke up: “My lord must not think they have killed all the sons of the king, for only Amnon is dead. In fact, Absalom has planned this since the day Amnon violated his sister Tamar. <span class="reftext">33</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6258.htm" title="6258: wə·‘at·tāh (Conj-w:: Adv) -- Now. From eth; at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive.">So now,</a> <a href="/hebrew/113.htm" title="113: ’ă·ḏō·nî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Lord. Or adon; from an unused root; sovereign, i.e. Controller.">my lord</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">the king,</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: yā·śêm (V-Qal-Imperf.Jus-3ms) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">take</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: lib·bōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.">heart</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: dā·ḇār (N-ms) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">the report that</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">the sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">of the king</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: mê·ṯū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">are dead.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!"></a> <a href="/hebrew/905.htm" title="905: lə·ḇad·dōw (Prep-l:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- Separation, a part. ">Only</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</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: mêṯ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">is dead.”</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="/genesis/37-33.htm">Genesis 37:33-35</a></span><br />His father recognized it and said, “It is my son’s robe! A vicious animal has devoured him. Joseph has surely been torn to pieces!” / 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/45-26.htm">Genesis 45:26-28</a></span><br />“Joseph is still alive,” they said, “and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt!” But Jacob was stunned, for he did not believe them. / However, when they relayed all that Joseph had told them, and when he saw the wagons that Joseph had sent to carry him back, the spirit of their father Jacob was revived. / “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="/1_samuel/20-3.htm">1 Samuel 20:3</a></span><br />But David again vowed, “Your father knows very well that I have found favor in your eyes, and he has said, ‘Jonathan must not know of this, or he will be grieved.’ As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, there is but a step between me and death.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/25-25.htm">1 Samuel 25:25</a></span><br />My lord should pay no attention to this scoundrel Nabal, for he lives up to his name: His name means Fool, and folly accompanies him. I, your servant, did not see my lord’s young men whom you sent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/14-19.htm">2 Samuel 14:19-20</a></span><br />So the king asked, “Is the hand of Joab behind all this?” The woman answered, “As surely as you live, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right or to the left from anything that my lord the king says. Yes, your servant Joab is the one who gave me orders; he told your maidservant exactly what to say. / Joab your servant has done this to bring about this change of affairs, but my lord has wisdom like the wisdom of the angel of God, to know everything that happens in the land.”<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="/1_kings/1-52.htm">1 Kings 1:52</a></span><br />And Solomon replied, “If he is a man of character, not a single hair of his will fall to the ground. But if evil is found in him, he will die.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/2-24.htm">1 Kings 2:24-25</a></span><br />And now, as surely as the LORD lives—the One who established me, who set me on the throne of my father David, and who founded for me a dynasty as He promised—surely Adonijah shall be put to death today!” / So King Solomon gave orders to Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he struck down Adonijah and he died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/2-32.htm">1 Kings 2:32-34</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.” / So Benaiah son of Jehoiada went up, struck down Joab, and killed him. He was buried at his own home in the wilderness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/11-1.htm">2 Kings 11:1-2</a></span><br />When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs. / But Jehosheba daughter of King Joram, the sister of Ahaziah, took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the sons of the king who were being murdered. She put him and his nurse in a bedroom to hide him from Athaliah, and he was not killed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/esther/7-9.htm">Esther 7:9-10</a></span><br />Then Harbonah, one of the eunuchs attending the king, said: “There is a gallows fifty cubits high at Haman’s house. He had it built for Mordecai, who gave the report that saved the king.” “Hang him on it!” declared the king. / So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the fury of the king subsided.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/1-18.htm">Job 1:18-19</a></span><br />While he was still speaking, another messenger came and reported: “Your sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house, / when suddenly a mighty wind swept in from the desert and struck the four corners of the house. It collapsed on the young people and they are dead, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-12.htm">Psalm 37:12-15</a></span><br />The wicked scheme against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them, / but the Lord laughs, seeing that their day is coming. / The wicked have drawn the sword and bent the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/19-21.htm">Proverbs 19:21</a></span><br />Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the purpose of the LORD will prevail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-24.htm">Isaiah 14:24-27</a></span><br />The LORD of Hosts has sworn: “Surely, as I have planned, so will it be; as I have purposed, so will it stand. / I will break Assyria in My land; I will trample him on My mountain. His yoke will be taken off My people, and his burden removed from their shoulders.” / This is the plan devised for the whole earth, and this is the hand stretched out over all the nations. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Now therefore let not my lord the king take the thing to his heart, to think that all the king's sons are dead: for Amnon only is dead.</p><p class="hdg">let not my lord</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/19-19.htm">2 Samuel 19:19</a></b></br> And said unto the king, Let not my lord impute iniquity unto me, neither do thou remember that which thy servant did perversely the day that my lord the king went out of Jerusalem, that the king should take it to his heart.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_samuel/7-28.htm">Alone</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-32.htm">Amnon</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-5.htm">Concerned</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-32.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-23.htm">Died</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-28.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-11.htm">Idea</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-32.htm">King's</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-31.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/2_samuel/3-13.htm">Namely</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-30.htm">Report</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-32.htm">Suppose</a> <a href="/2_samuel/10-3.htm">Think</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-22.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_samuel/16-11.htm">Alone</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-39.htm">Amnon</a> <a href="/job/7-17.htm">Concerned</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-39.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/2_samuel/17-23.htm">Died</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-39.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/2_samuel/17-7.htm">Idea</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-35.htm">King's</a> <a href="/2_samuel/16-22.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-18.htm">Namely</a> <a href="/2_samuel/15-35.htm">Report</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-8.htm">Suppose</a> <a href="/2_samuel/18-27.htm">Think</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-35.htm">Word</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>So now, my lord the king</b><br>This phrase is a respectful address to King David, highlighting the hierarchical structure and the reverence expected in communication with a monarch. In the context of ancient Israel, the king was seen as God's anointed leader, and addressing him with such respect was customary. This reflects the cultural norms of the time, where authority figures were approached with deference.<p><b>do not take to heart the report</b><br>The phrase "do not take to heart" suggests an attempt to calm or reassure. In biblical times, news was often spread by word of mouth, and initial reports could be exaggerated or inaccurate. The speaker is urging King David not to be overwhelmed by the initial, possibly misleading, news. This reflects a common biblical theme of seeking truth and not being swayed by rumors or fear, as seen in <a href="/proverbs/18-13.htm">Proverbs 18:13</a>, which warns against answering a matter before hearing it fully.<p><b>that all the sons of the king are dead</b><br>This part of the message addresses a specific fear that King David might have had—that all his heirs were killed. The context here is the aftermath of Absalom's revenge against Amnon for the rape of their sister Tamar. The fear of losing all his sons would have been devastating for David, not only personally but also for the future of his dynasty. This reflects the importance of lineage and succession in the ancient Near Eastern context, where the continuity of a royal line was crucial for maintaining power and stability.<p><b>Only Amnon is dead.</b><br>This statement clarifies the situation, indicating that the tragedy is not as extensive as initially feared. Amnon's death is significant because he was the firstborn son of David and the heir apparent. His death, orchestrated by Absalom, sets off a chain of events that leads to further family and national turmoil. This reflects the biblical theme of the consequences of sin, as Amnon's actions against Tamar and Absalom's subsequent revenge both stem from moral failings. The death of Amnon also foreshadows the eventual downfall of Absalom, illustrating the destructive cycle of sin and retribution within David's family.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The King of Israel, father of Amnon and Absalom. He is a central figure in this account, dealing with the consequences of his family's sins and turmoil.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/amnon.htm">Amnon</a></b><br>The eldest son of David, who was killed by his brother Absalom as retribution for the rape of their sister Tamar.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/absalom.htm">Absalom</a></b><br>Another son of David, who orchestrated the murder of Amnon to avenge his sister Tamar's dishonor.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/tamar.htm">Tamar</a></b><br>The daughter of David, who was raped by her half-brother Amnon, setting off a chain of tragic events within David's family.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/jonadab.htm">Jonadab</a></b><br>The son of Shimeah, David's brother, who informs David that only Amnon is dead, not all his sons, and who had previously advised Amnon on how to carry out his sinful desire.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>Sin often has far-reaching and devastating consequences, not only for the sinner but also for those around them. David's past sins set a precedent for his children.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_justice_and_mercy.htm">The Importance of Justice and Mercy</a></b><br>Absalom's actions, though motivated by a desire for justice, were not aligned with God's ways. True justice must be tempered with mercy and follow God's law.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_wise_counsel.htm">The Role of Wise Counsel</a></b><br>Jonadab's earlier advice to Amnon led to sin and destruction. It is crucial to seek godly counsel and wisdom in our decisions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_impact_of_family_dynamics.htm">The Impact of Family Dynamics</a></b><br>The dysfunction in David's family highlights the importance of addressing issues openly and biblically within the family unit.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trusting_god's_sovereignty.htm">Trusting God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Even in the midst of chaos and tragedy, God remains sovereign. Believers are called to trust in His ultimate plan and justice.<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/why_does_absalom_rebel_after_seeing_david.htm">2 Samuel 14:33: If David truly forgave Absalom when he finally saw him, why does Absalom soon rebel, suggesting either incomplete reconciliation or narrative inconsistency?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_divine_judgment_on_amnon.htm">Why is there no direct divine judgment against Amnon for his actions in 2 Samuel 13:1-14?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/was_abijah's_mother_michaiah_or_maachah.htm">What was King Abijah's mother's name: Michaiah (2 Chronicles 13:2) or Maachah (2 Chronicles 11:20), given Absalom's only daughter was Tamar (2 Samuel 14:27)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_david's_quick_forgiveness_realistic.htm">In 2 Samuel 12:13, David's quick confession leads to forgiveness, but is the swift absolution realistic given the gravity of adultery and murder?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_samuel/13-33.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">So now,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעַתָּ֡ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘at·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6258.htm">Strong's 6258: </a> </span><span class="str2">At this time</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my lord</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲדֹנִ֨י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḏō·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_113.htm">Strong's 113: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sovereign, controller</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the king,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ</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">do not</span><br /><span class="heb">אַל־</span> <span class="translit">(’al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">take</span><br /><span class="heb">יָשֵׂם֩</span> <span class="translit">(yā·śêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> </span><span class="str2">Put -- to put, place, set</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">heart</span><br /><span class="heb">לִבּוֹ֙</span> <span class="translit">(lib·bōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3820.htm">Strong's 3820: </a> </span><span class="str2">The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the report that</span><br /><span class="heb">דָּבָ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(dā·ḇār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A word, a matter, thing, a cause</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the king’s</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ</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">sons</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are dead.</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵ֑תוּ</span> <span class="translit">(mê·ṯū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<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 /><br /><span class="word">Only</span><br /><span class="heb">לְבַדּ֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḇad·dōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_905.htm">Strong's 905: </a> </span><span class="str2">Separation, a part of the body, branch of a, tree, bar for, carrying, chief of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Amnon</span><br /><span class="heb">אַמְנ֥וֹן</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">is dead.”</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/13-33.htm">2 Samuel 13:33 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_samuel/13-33.htm">2 Samuel 13:33 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_samuel/13-33.htm">2 Samuel 13:33 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_samuel/13-33.htm">2 Samuel 13:33 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_samuel/13-33.htm">2 Samuel 13:33 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_samuel/13-33.htm">2 Samuel 13:33 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_samuel/13-33.htm">2 Samuel 13:33 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_samuel/13-33.htm">2 Samuel 13:33 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_samuel/13-33.htm">2 Samuel 13:33 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_samuel/13-33.htm">2 Samuel 13:33 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_samuel/13-33.htm">OT History: 2 Samuel 13:33 Now therefore don't let my lord (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_samuel/13-32.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Samuel 13:32"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 13:32" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_samuel/13-34.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Samuel 13:34"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 13:34" /></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>