2 Samuel 13:29

Translations

Modern

So Absalom’s young men did to Amnon just as Absalom had ordered. Then all the other sons of the king got up, and each one fled on his mule.

Traditional

And the servants of Absalom did unto Amnon as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king’s sons arose, and every man gat him up upon his mule, and fled.

Literal

And the servants of Absalom did to Amnon as Absalom had commanded, and all the sons of the king arose, and they rode each one on his mule, and they fled.

Latin

Fecerunt ergo pueri Absalom adversum Amnon sicut præceperat eis Absalom. Surgentesque omnes filii regis ascenderunt singuli mulas suas, et fugerunt.

Original

Hebrew

English

So Absalom’s young men did to Amnon just as Absalom had ordered. Then all the other sons of the king got up, and each one fled on his mule.

Notes

Theme notes and profiles

Absalom David Family, Community, and Sexual Sin

Events

Reign of Davidc. 1055 BC

Related verses

2 Samuel 18:9
Now Absalom was riding on his mule when he met the servants of David, and as the mule went under the thick branches of a large oak, Absalom’s head was caught fast in the tree. The mule under him kept going, so that he was suspended in midair.
1 Kings 1:33
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1 Samuel 22:18–19
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Leviticus 19:19
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2 Kings 1:9–12
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Proverbs 29:12
If a ruler listens to lies, all his officials will be wicked.
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People

Absalom: David's rebellious son who tried to usurp the throne Amnon: David's firstborn son, killed by Absalom

Glossary

Absalom Amnon Baal-Hazor Banquet David Ephraim (Place) Kings, Books of First and Second Mule Nathan Samuel, Books of First and Second Shammah Shimeah Tamar (Person)

Topics

Absalom: Kills Amnon Assassination: Amnon, by Absalom Beasts: Unclean: Mule Fratricide: Absalom Homicide: Felonious: Absalom Mule: Uses of for Royal Riders Murder: Absalom Rape of Tamar by Amnon; Avenged in the Death of Amnon at the Hand of Absalom, Tamar's Brother Revenge by Absalom Revenge: Absalom Servant: Wicked and Unfaithful of Absalom Servants: Bad: Absalom's Servants [Absalom's Servants Obeyed a Bad Master; Tamar: Daughter of David The Mule used for Riding, by Persons of Distinction Wine: Intoxication From: Amnon

2 Samuel 13:29

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