2 Samuel 13 · Verse 26

2 Samuel 13:26

Then said Absalom, If not, I pray thee, let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said unto him, Why should he go with thee?
2 Samuel 13:26, King James Version

2 Samuel 13:26 in other translations

BSB“If not,” said Absalom, “please let my brother Amnon go with us.” “Why should he go with you?” the king asked.
WEBThen Absalom said, “If not, please let my brother Amnon go with us.” The king said to him, “Why should he go with you?”
ASVThen said Absalom, If not, I pray thee, let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said unto him, Why should he go with thee?
YLTAnd Absalom saith, ‘If not--let, I pray thee, Amnon my brother go with us;' and the king saith to him, ‘Why doth he go with thee?'
DARBYAnd Absalom said, If not, I pray thee, let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said to him, Why should he go with thee?
BBEThen Absalom said, If you will not go, then let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said to him, Is there any reason for him to go with you?
WebsterThen said Absalom, If not, I pray thee, let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said to him, Why should he go with thee?

What does 2 Samuel 13:26 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 13:23-27

23-27. Absalom had sheep-shearers in Baal-hazor, which is beside Ephraim--A sheep-shearing feast is a grand occasion in the East. Absalom proposed to give such an entertainment at his estate in Baal-hazor, about eight miles northeast of Jerusalem near a town called Ephraim (Jos 11:10). He first invited the king and his court; but the king declining, on account of the heavy expense to which the reception of royalty…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 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.

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

Observe the aggravations of Absalom's sin: he would have Ammon slain, when least fit to go out of the world. He engaged his servants in the guilt. Those servants are ill-taught who obey wicked masters, against God's commands. Indulged children always prove crosses to godly parents, whose foolish love leads them to neglect their duty to God.

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2 Samuel 13:26 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merand he saidH559
אַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomAbsalomH53
וָלֹ֕אva.Lo'and notH3808
יֵֽלֶךְ\־ye.lekh-let him goH1980
נָ֥אna'pleaseH4994
אִתָּ֖נוּ'i.Ta.nuwith usH854
אַמְנ֣וֹן'am.NonAmnonH550
אָחִ֑י'a.Chibrother myH251
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
לוֹ֙loto <the> him
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
לָ֥מָּהLa.mah<to> why?H4100
יֵלֵ֖ךְye.Lekhwill he goH1980
עִמָּֽךְ\׃'i.Makhwith youH5973

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Cross references for 2 Samuel 13:26

  • 2 Samuel 11:13-15

    And when David had called him, he did eat and drink before him; and he made him drunk: and at even he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but went not down to his house. And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah. And he wrote in the letter, saying, Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and die.

  • 2 Samuel 3:27

    And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there under the fifth rib, that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.

  • Psalms 55:21

    The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.

  • 2 Samuel 20:9

    And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
let my brother.He urged this with the more plausibility because Amnon was the first-born, and presumptive heir to the crown; and he had dissembled his resentment so long and so well that he was not suspected.
3:27; 11:13-15; 20:9; Ps 55:21

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Context

  • 2 Samuel 13:25

    And the king said to Absalom, Nay, my son, let us not all now go, lest we be chargeable unto thee. And he pressed him: howbeit he would not go, but blessed him.

  • 2 Samuel 13:26

    Then said Absalom, If not, I pray thee, let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said unto him, Why should he go with thee?

  • 2 Samuel 13:27

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

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2 Samuel 13:26 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Entonces dijo Absalom: Si no, ruégote que venga con nosotros Amnón mi hermano. Y el rey le respondió: ¿Para qué ha de ir contigo?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Absalom dit: Si tu ne viens pas, que mon frère Amnon, je te prie, vienne avec nous. Et le roi lui dit: Pourquoi irait-il avec toi?
German
Elberfelder 1871		Da sprach Absalom: Wenn nicht, so laß doch meinen Bruder Amnon mit uns gehen! Und der König sprach zu ihm: Warum soll er mit dir gehen?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et ait Absalom: Si non vis venire, veniat, obsecro, nobiscum saltem Amnon frater meus. Dixitque ad eum rex: Non est necesse ut vadat tecum.