2 Samuel 13:36

And 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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And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of speaking, that, behold, the king’s sons came, and lifted up their voice and wept: and the king also and all his servants wept very sore.

In Context

35And Jonadab said to the king, See, the king's sons are coming; as your servant said, so it is.

37So Absalom went in flight and came to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, the king of Geshur, where he was for three years.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 13:15Then Amnon was full of hate for her, hating her with a hate greater than his earlier love for her. And he said to her, Get up and be gone.

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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