2 Samuel 13:35

And Jonadab said to the king, See, the king's sons are coming; as your servant said, so it is.

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In The King James Version

And Jonadab said unto the king, Behold, the king’s sons come: as thy servant said, so it is.

In Context

34But Absalom went in flight. And the young man who kept the watch, lifting up his eyes, saw that a great band of people was coming down the slope by the way of the Horons; and the watchman came and gave word to the king, saying, I saw men coming down by the way of the Horons, from the hillside.

36And while he was talking, the king's sons came, with weeping and loud cries: and the king and all his servants were weeping bitterly.

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Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 13:31-39

Amnon's Death; Absalom's Flight. ( b. c. 1032.) 30 And it came to pass, while they were in the way, that tidings came to David, saying, Absalom hath slain all the king's sons, and there is not one of them left. 31 Then the king arose, and tare his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their clothes rent. 32 And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother, answered and said, Let not my lord suppose that they have slain all the young men the king's sons; for Amnon only is dead: for by… Read the whole commentary →

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