2 Samuel 13:28-29

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Samuel 13:21-29

What Solomon says of the beginning of strife is as true of the beginning of all sin, it is as the letting forth of water; when once the flood-gates are plucked up, an inundation follows; one mischief begets another, and it is hard to say what shall be in the end thereof. I. We are here told how David resented the tidings of Amnon's sin: He was very wroth, 2 Sam. 13:21. So he had reason to be, that his own son should do such a wicked thing and draw him to be accessory to it. It would be a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 13:28

Now Absalom had commanded his servants ,.... Before he and his guests were set down to the entertainment: saying, mark ye now when Amnon's heart is merry with wine ; as he was determined to make him if possible, and as he supposed he would be, knowing his inclination to drink: and when I say unto you, smite Amnon, then kill him ; smite him that he die, and be sure he is dead before you leave him: fear not, have not I commanded you ? who am your lord, the king's son, and will then... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 13:29

And the servants of Absalom did unto Amnon as Absalom had commanded ,.... They smote him, and killed him, when he gave the word: then all the king's sons arose ; from the feast, imagining they were all designed to be slain: and every man gat him up upon his mule, and fled ; creatures much used in Judea instead of horses, which, though they might not be bred, might be used F15 Vid. Misn. Celaim, c. 8. sect. 1. . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 13:1-33

( JERUSALEM .) The crime of Amnon. The chastisements which David experienced came upon him chiefly through his family. The misconduct of his sons was largely due to his own "in the matter of Uriah," and his defective discipline (lSa 2 Samuel 3:13 ; 1 Kings 1:6 ) in connection with polygamy ( 2 Samuel 3:1-5 ). "This institution is the absolutely irrepressible source of numberless evils of this description. It ever furnishes a ready stimulus to unbounded sensual desire in the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 13:22-29

( BAAL - HAZOR .) The revenge of Absalom. "Absalom hated Amnon." References: 1 . Third son (Chileab, probably, being dead) of David, by Maacab, daughter of Talmai, King of Geshur; born at Hebron, his name ("father of peace") indicating, perhaps, the hope entertained at his birth ( 2 Samuel 3:1-5 ). "The young handsome hero must have been conspicuous among the soldiers of Israel, and taken his place among the sons of David, who were 'chief rulers.'" 2 . Hatred (when about... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 13:23-39

The facts are: 1 . Absalom, holding a sheep shearing festival at Baal-hazor, invites the king and his sons. 2 . The king, declining to go on account of being unnecessarily burdensome, gets rid of Absalom's entreaty, and bestows on him a parting blessing. 3 . After some persuasion, Absalom obtains permission for all the king's sons to accompany him. 4 . During the festivities the servants of Absalom, in obedience to their master, smite Amnon, whereupon all the other of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 13:28

Smite Amnon. The order was given before the banquet began, and every arrangement made to render the attack successful. Though Tamar's wrong was the mainspring of Absalom's conduct, yet neither he nor his men would forget that Amnon stood between him and the crown; and Amnon, entirely off his guard, never very wise at his best, and with his senses made dull by wine, seems to have fallen an easy prey. And as soon as the murder was committed, the rest of the king's sons, though all had... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Samuel 13:29

Upon his mule - So in 1 Kings 1:33, 1 Kings 1:38 the mule is the royal animal on which David himself rides. In 2 Samuel 18:9 Absalom rides upon a mule. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Samuel 13:28-29

2 Samuel 13:28-29. When Amnon’s heart is merry When he least suspects, and will be most unable to prevent the evil. Have not I commanded you? I who am the king’s son, and, when Amnon is dead, next heir to the crown, and who therefore can easily stand between you and the danger of your being called to an account for what you do, or can obtain pardon for you, and not only so, but have it in my power to reward you. The servants did as Absalom had commanded And Amnon fell. Thus did Absalom... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 13:1-39

David’s family troubles begin (13:1-14:33)The first of the foretold disgraces that fell on David’s family followed the same pattern as David’s own sin: sexual immorality followed by murder, with the murderer carefully plotting how to get rid of his victim.Amnon, David’s eldest son, tried to seduce his half-sister Tamar, but when Tamar resisted him he raped her (13:1-14). Cruelly, Amnon then drove Tamar away, and the young princess cried bitterly at the loss of her virginity in such... read more

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