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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 13:23

And it came to pass after two full years ,.... Two complete years after the rape was committed; so long Absalom kept it in his mind, and was contriving how to avenge it; he let it alone so long, that it might be thought by the king and Amnon, and all the family, that it was quite worn out of his mind, and entirely forgotten by him, and therefore might the more safely confide in him: that Absalom had sheepshearers in Baalhazor, which is beside Ephraim ; though a prince, the son of a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 13:24

And Absalom came to the king ,.... At Jerusalem, to invite him in person: and said, behold now, thy servant hath sheepshearers ; persons employed in shearing his sheep: and this being a time of entertainment and joy: let the king, I beseech thee, and his servants, go with thy servant ; he invited the king and the whole royal family to go with him to Baalhazor, and partake of the sheepshearing feast; for by "his servants" are not meant the king's domestic servants, his guard and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 13:25

And the king said to Absalom, nay, my son, let us not all now go ,.... He did not object to the invitation entirely, he was willing some of the family should go, but not all; it seems probable that he particularly excepted himself and his eldest son, the heir to his crown, for the reason following: lest we be chargeable unto thee ; one or two persons more, supposing them to be private persons, would have added but little to the expense, if any; but as David was a king, he must have come... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 13:26

Then said Absalom, if not ,.... If it is not thy pleasure to go with me, if I cannot have the honour of thy company: I pray thee, let my brother Amnon go with us ; let me have the next mark of honour that can be given me, the presence of the king's eldest son, and heir to the crown; he seems to express affection for him, and a particular desire of his company, as if all ill will towards him was removed from him, and this would be a public declaration of reconciliation between them: ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 13:27

But Absalom pressed him ,.... Which one would think would have increased his suspicion, if he had any, or have raised it in him; but his mind was blinded, that Amnon's incest might be punished and the threatening to David and his house be fulfilled on account of the affair of Uriah and Bathsheba: that he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him ; if he had any suspicion at all, he might choose they should all go, that they might protect and defend him, if any attempt was made upon... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 13:15

Hated her exceedingly - Amnon's conduct to his sister was not only brutal but inexplicable. It would be easy to form conjectures concerning the cause, but we can arrive at no certainty. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 13:18

A garment of divers colors - See the note on Genesis 37:3 , where the same words occur. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 13:21

But when King David heard - To this verse the Septuagint add the following words: Και ουκ ελυπησε το πνευμα Αμνων του υἱου αυτου, ὁτι ηγαπα αυτον, ὁτι πρωτοτοκος αυτου ην ; "But he would not grieve the soul of Amnon his son, for he loved him, because he was his first-born." The same addition is found in the Vulgate and in Josephus, and it is possible that this once made a part of the Hebrew text. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 13:23

Absalom had sheep-shearers - These were times in which feasts were made, to which the neighbors and relatives of the family were invited. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 13:26

Let my brother Amnon go - He urged this with the more plausibility, because Amnon was the first-born, and presumptive heir to the kingdom; and he had disguised his resentment so well before, that he was not suspected. read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 13:23

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 13:24

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 13:25

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 13:26

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 13:27

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 13:15

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 13:18

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 13:21

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 13:23

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 13:26

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