2 Samuel 13:24

And Abessalom came to the king, and said, Behold, + 13:24 Gr. they are shearing for thy servant.thy servant has a sheep-shearing; let now the king and his servants go with thy servant.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And Absalom came to the king, and said, Behold now, thy servant hath sheepshearers; let the king, I beseech thee, and his servants go with thy servant.

In Context

23And it came to pass at the end of + 13:23 q. d. a two-year of days.two whole years, that they were shearing sheep for Abessalom in Belasor near Ephraim: and Abessalom invited all the king's sons.

25And the king said to Abessalom, Nay, my son, let us not all go, and let us not be burdensome to thee. And he pressed him; but he would not go, but blessed him.

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Cross References

Psalms 12:2How long, O Lord, wilt thou forget me? for ever? how long wilt thou turn away thy face from me?

Jeremiah 41:6And Jeremias spoke to king Sedekias all these words in Jerusalem.

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 13:22-30

The Plot Against Amnon. ( b. c. 1032.) 21 But when king David heard of all these things, he was very wroth. 22 And Absalom spake unto his brother Amnon neither good nor bad: for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar. 23 And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had sheepshearers in Baal-hazor, which is beside Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the king's sons. 24 And Absalom came to the king, and said, Behold now, thy servant hath sheepshearers; let the king, I beseech thee, and… Read the whole commentary →

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