2 Samuel 13:27

And Absalom urges for him, and he sends Amnon and all the sons of the king with him.

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

But Absalom pressed him, that he let Amnon and all the king’s sons go with him.

In Context

26And Absalom says, “If not, please let my brother Amnon go with us”; and the king says to him, “Why does he go with you?”

28And Absalom commands his young men, saying, “Now see, when the heart of Amnon [is] glad with wine, and I have said to you, Strike Amnon, that you have put him to death; do not fear; is it not because I have commanded you? Be strong, indeed, become sons of valor.”

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Cross References

Proverbs 26:24A hater pretends by his lips, || And he places deceit in his heart,

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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