2 Samuel 13:28

2 Samuel 13:28

26 Then Absalom said, “If not, please let my brother Amnon go with us.” And the king said to him, “Why should he go with you?”

27 But Absalom urged him; so he let Amnon and all the king’s sons go with him.

28 Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, “Watch now, when Amnon’s ^aheart is merry with wine, and when I say to you, ‘Strike Amnon!’ then kill him. Do not be afraid. Have I not commanded you? Be courageous and¹ valiant.”

29 So the servants of Absalom ^adid to Amnon as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king’s sons arose, and each one got on ^bhis mule and fled.

30 And it came to pass, while they were on the way, that news came to David, saying, “Absalom has killed all the king’s sons, and not one of them is left!”

31 So the king arose and ^atore his garments and ^blay on the ground, and all his servants stood by with their clothes torn.

32 Then ^aJonadab the son of Shimeah, David’s brother, answered and said, “Let not my lord suppose they have killed all the young men, the king’s sons, for only Amnon is dead. For by the command of Absalom this has been determined from the day that he forced his sister Tamar.

33 Now therefore, ^alet not my lord the king take the thing to his heart, to think that all the king’s sons are dead. For only Amnon is dead.”

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AMNON IS SLAIN. (II Samuel 13:28-36)

Absalom had commanded his servants, saying . . . when Amnon's heart is merry with wine . . . kill him, fear not—On a preconcerted signal from their master, the servants, rushing upon Amnon, slew him at the table, while the rest of the brothers, horror-struck, and apprehending a general massacre, fled in affrighted haste to Jerusalem.

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