2 Samuel 13:27
New International Version
But Absalom urged him, so he sent with him Amnon and the rest of the king’s sons.

New Living Translation
But Absalom kept on pressing the king until he finally agreed to let all his sons attend, including Amnon. So Absalom prepared a feast fit for a king.

English Standard Version
But Absalom pressed him until he let Amnon and all the king’s sons go with him.

Berean Standard Bible
But Absalom urged him, so the king sent Amnon and the rest of his sons.

King James Bible
But Absalom pressed him, that he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him.

New King James Version
But Absalom urged him; so he let Amnon and all the king’s sons go with him.

New American Standard Bible
Nevertheless Absalom urged him, so he let Amnon and all the king’s sons go with him.

NASB 1995
But when Absalom urged him, he let Amnon and all the king’s sons go with him.

NASB 1977
But when Absalom urged him, he let Amnon and all the king’s sons go with him.

Legacy Standard Bible
But Absalom urged him, so he sent Amnon and all the king’s sons with him.

Amplified Bible
But Absalom urged him [again], and he let Amnon and all the king’s sons go with him.

Christian Standard Bible
But Absalom urged him, so he sent Amnon and all the king’s sons.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But Absalom urged him, so he sent Amnon and all the king’s sons.

American Standard Version
But Absalom pressed him, and he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him.

Contemporary English Version
But Absalom kept on insisting, and finally David let Amnon and all his other sons go with Absalom. Absalom prepared a banquet fit for a king.

English Revised Version
But Absalom pressed him, that he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But when Absalom urged him, he let Amnon and all [the rest of] the king's sons go with him.

Good News Translation
But Absalom kept on insisting until David finally let Amnon and all his other sons go with Absalom. Absalom prepared a banquet fit for a king

International Standard Version
But Absalom kept begging David until he sent Amnon and all of David's sons to accompany Absalom.

Majority Standard Bible
But Absalom urged him, so the king sent Amnon and the rest of his sons.

NET Bible
But when Absalom pressed him, he sent Amnon and all the king's sons along with him.

New Heart English Bible
But Absalom pleaded with him, and he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him. And Absalom prepared a feast like a king's feast.

Webster's Bible Translation
But Absalom pressed him that he should let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him.

World English Bible
But Absalom pressed him, and he let Amnon and all the king’s sons go with him.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And Absalom urges for him, and he sends Amnon and all the sons of the king with him.

Young's Literal Translation
and Absalom urgeth on him, and he sendeth with him Amnon, and all the sons of the king.

Smith's Literal Translation
And Absalom will press upon him, and he will send with him Amnon and all the king's sons.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
But Absalom pressed him, so that he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him. And Absalom made a feast as it were the feast of a king.

Catholic Public Domain Version
But Absalom pressed him, and so he sent with him Amnon and all the sons of the king. And Absalom made a feast, like the feast of a king.

New American Bible
But at Absalom’s urging, the king sent Amnon and with him all his other sons. Absalom prepared a banquet fit for a king.

New Revised Standard Version
But Absalom pressed him until he let Amnon and all the king’s sons go with him. Absalom made a feast like a king’s feast.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
But Absalom pressed him that he should let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And Abishlum urged him, and he sent Khamnun with him and all the sons of the King
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
But Absalom pressed him, and he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Abessalom pressed him, and he sent with him Amnon and all the king's sons; and Abessalom made a banquet like the banquet of the king.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Absalom's Revenge on Amnon
26“If not,” said Absalom, “please let my brother Amnon go with us.” “Why should he go with you?” the king asked. 27But Absalom urged him, so the king sent Amnon and the rest of his sons. 28Now Absalom had ordered his young men, “Watch Amnon until his heart is merry with wine, and when I order you to strike Amnon down, you are to kill him. Do not be afraid. Have I not commanded you? Be courageous and valiant!”…

Cross References
Genesis 34:25-31
Three days later, while they were still in pain, two of Jacob’s sons (Dinah’s brothers Simeon and Levi) took their swords, went into the unsuspecting city, and slaughtered every male. / They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with their swords, took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and went away. / Jacob’s other sons came upon the slaughter and looted the city, because their sister had been defiled. ...

Judges 19:25-30
But the men would not listen to him. So the Levite took his concubine and sent her outside to them, and they raped her and abused her throughout the night, and at dawn they let her go. / Early that morning, the woman went back to the house where her master was staying, collapsed at the doorway, and lay there until it was light. / In the morning, when her master got up and opened the doors of the house to go out on his journey, there was his concubine, collapsed in the doorway of the house, with her hands on the threshold. ...

2 Samuel 12:11-12
This is what the LORD says: ‘I will raise up adversity against you from your own house. Before your very eyes I will take your wives and give them to another, and he will lie with them in broad daylight. / You have acted in secret, but I will do this thing in broad daylight before all Israel.’”

2 Samuel 14:24-33
But the king added, “He may return to his house, but he must not see my face.” So Absalom returned to his own house, but he did not see the face of the king. / Now there was not a man in all Israel as handsome and highly praised as Absalom. From the sole of his foot to the top of his head, he did not have a single flaw. / And when he cut the hair of his head—he shaved it every year because his hair got so heavy—he would weigh it out to be two hundred shekels, according to the royal standard. ...

1 Kings 2:28-34
When the news reached Joab, who had conspired with Adonijah but not with Absalom, he fled to the tent of the LORD and took hold of the horns of the altar. / It was reported to King Solomon: “Joab has fled to the tent of the LORD and is now beside the altar.” So Solomon sent Benaiah son of Jehoiada, saying, “Go, strike him down!” / And Benaiah entered the tent of the LORD and said to Joab, “The king says, ‘Come out!’” But Joab replied, “No, I will die here.” So Benaiah relayed the message to the king, saying, “This is how Joab answered me.” ...

1 Kings 21:7-14
But his wife Jezebel said to him, “Do you not reign over Israel? Get up, eat some food, and be cheerful, for I will get you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.” / Then Jezebel wrote letters in Ahab’s name, sealed them with his seal, and sent them to the elders and nobles who lived with Naboth in his city. / In the letters she wrote: “Proclaim a fast and give Naboth a seat of honor among the people. ...

Esther 7:1-10
So the king and Haman went to dine with Esther the queen, / and as they drank their wine on that second day, the king asked once more, “Queen Esther, what is your petition? It will be given to you. What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be fulfilled.” / Queen Esther replied, “If I have found favor in your sight, O king, and if it pleases the king, grant me my life as my petition, and the lives of my people as my request. ...

Psalm 55:12-14
For it is not an enemy who insults me; that I could endure. It is not a foe who rises against me; from him I could hide. / But it is you, a man like myself, my companion and close friend. / We shared sweet fellowship together; we walked with the crowd into the house of God.

Proverbs 6:16-19
There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him: / haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, / a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil, ...

Jeremiah 41:1-10
In the seventh month, Ishmael son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, who was a member of the royal family and one of the king’s chief officers, came with ten men to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah, and they ate a meal together there. / Then Ishmael son of Nethaniah and the ten men who were with him got up and struck down Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, with the sword, killing the one whom the king of Babylon had appointed to govern the land. / Ishmael also killed all the Jews who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah, as well as the Chaldean soldiers who were there. ...

Matthew 14:6-11
On Herod’s birthday, however, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod / so much that he promised with an oath to give to her whatever she asked. / Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.” ...

Matthew 26:14-16
Then one of the Twelve, the one called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests / and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I hand Him over to you?” And they set out for him thirty pieces of silver. / So from then on Judas looked for an opportunity to betray Jesus.

Mark 6:21-28
On Herod’s birthday, her opportunity arose. Herod held a banquet for his nobles and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee. / When the daughter of Herodias came and danced, she pleased Herod and his guests, and the king said to the girl, “Ask me for whatever you wish, and I will give it to you.” / And he swore to her, “Whatever you ask of me, I will give you, up to half my kingdom!” ...

Luke 22:47-48
While He was still speaking, a crowd arrived, led by the man called Judas, one of the Twelve. He approached Jesus to kiss Him. / But Jesus asked him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?”

John 13:21-30
After Jesus had said this, He became troubled in spirit and testified, “Truly, truly, I tell you, one of you will betray Me.” / The disciples looked at one another, perplexed as to which of them He meant. / One of His disciples, the one whom Jesus loved, was reclining at His side. ...


Treasury of Scripture

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

Absalom

Proverbs 26:24-26
He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him; …

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2 Samuel 13
1. Amnon loving Tamar, by Jonadab's counsel feigning himself sick, ravishes her.
15. He hates her, and shamefully turns her away
19. Absalom entertains her, and conceals his purpose
23. At a sheep-shearing among all the king's sons, he kills Amnon
31. David grieving at the news, is comforted by Jonadab
37. Absalom flies to Talmai at Geshur














But when Absalom urged him
The phrase "But when Absalom urged him" indicates a persistent and persuasive effort by Absalom. The Hebrew root for "urged" is "פָּצַר" (patsar), which conveys a sense of pressing or insisting. This reflects Absalom's determination and possibly manipulative nature, as he seeks to convince King David to allow Amnon and the other sons to attend the feast. Historically, this persistence can be seen as a strategic move by Absalom, who harbors a hidden agenda of avenging his sister Tamar's disgrace. This moment is pivotal, as it sets the stage for the unfolding tragedy within David's family, highlighting the complexities of familial relationships and the consequences of unchecked sin.

he sent Amnon
The decision of King David to send Amnon, despite any reservations, underscores the king's vulnerability to persuasion, especially from his children. The name "Amnon" in Hebrew means "faithful" or "trustworthy," which is tragically ironic given his previous actions against Tamar. This decision reflects David's struggle with justice and mercy, a recurring theme in his reign. The sending of Amnon is a critical moment that foreshadows the impending judgment and turmoil within David's house, as prophesied by Nathan the prophet in 2 Samuel 12:10-12.

and the rest of the king’s sons
This phrase indicates that not only Amnon but all of David's sons were invited, which suggests a semblance of normalcy and unity within the royal family. However, the Hebrew word for "sons" (בָּנִים, banim) also carries the connotation of heirs, emphasizing the potential for conflict and rivalry among them. The inclusion of all the king's sons in this event highlights the broader implications of Absalom's actions, as it involves the entire royal lineage. This gathering, under the guise of a festive occasion, becomes a turning point that leads to division and strife, fulfilling the prophetic words of turmoil within David's household.

(27) He let Amnon go.--The LXX. adds at the end of this verse an explanatory gloss, "And Absalom made a feast like the feast of a king."



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
But Absalom
אַבְשָׁל֑וֹם (’aḇ·šā·lō·wm)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 53: Absalom -- 'my father is peace', two Israelites

urged him,
וַיִּפְרָץ־ (way·yip̄·rāṣ-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6555: To break through

so he sent
וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח (way·yiš·laḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out

Amnon
אַמְנ֔וֹן (’am·nō·wn)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 550: Amnon -- 'faithful', two Israelites

and the rest of
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

the king’s
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ (ham·me·leḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4428: A king

sons.
בְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son


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