2 Samuel 13 · Verse 31

2 Samuel 13:31

Then the king arose, and tare his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their clothes rent.
2 Samuel 13:31, King James Version

2 Samuel 13:31 in other translations

BSBThen the king stood up, tore his clothes, and lay down on the ground; and all his servants stood by with their clothes torn.
WEBThen the king arose, and tore his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their clothes torn.
ASVThen the king arose, and rent his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their clothes rent.
YLTand the king riseth, and rendeth his garments, and lieth on the earth, and all his servants are standing by with rent garments.
DARBYThen the king arose, and rent his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their garments rent.
BBEThen the king got up in great grief, stretching himself out on the earth: and all his servants were by his side, with their clothing parted.
WebsterThen the king arose, and tore his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their clothes rent.

What does 2 Samuel 13:31 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 13:30-31

30-31. tidings came to David, saying, Absalom hath slain all the king's sons--It was natural that in the consternation and tumult caused by so atrocious a deed, an exaggerated report should reach the court, which was at once plunged into the depths of grief and despair. But the information of Jonadab, who seems to have been aware of the plan, and the arrival of the other princes, made known the real extent of the…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 13:30-39

Jonadab was as guilty of Ammon's death, as of his sin; such false friends do they prove, who counsel us to do wickedly. Instead of loathing Absalom as a murderer, David, after a time, longed to go forth to him. This was David's infirmity: God saw something in his heart that made a difference, else we should have thought that he, as much as Eli, honoured his sons more than God.

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2 Samuel 13:31 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.

וַיָּ֧קָםvai.Ya.komand he aroseH6965
הַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
וַיִּקְרַ֥עvai.yik.Ra'and he toreH7167
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
בְּגָדָ֖יוbe.ga.Davgarments hisH899
וַיִּשְׁכַּ֣בvai.yish.Kavand he lay downH7901
אָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzah[the] ground towardsH776
וְכָל\־ve.kholand allH3605
עֲבָדָ֥יו'a.va.Davservants hisH5650
נִצָּבִ֖יםni.tza.Vim[were] standingH5324
קְרֻעֵ֥יke.ru.'Eitorn ofH7167
בְגָדִֽים\׃\ \סve.ga.DimgarmentsH899

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Samuel 13:31

  • 2 Samuel 1:11

    Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all the men that were with him:

  • 2 Samuel 12:16

    David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.

  • Job 1:20

    Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,

  • Genesis 37:34

    And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.

  • 2 Samuel 3:31

    And David said to Joab, and to all the people that were with him, Rend your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. And king David himself followed the bier.

  • Genesis 37:29

    And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.

  • Joshua 7:6

    And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the Lord until the eventide, he and the elders of Israel, and put dust upon their heads.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
arose.
12:16; Ge 37:29,34; Jos 7:6; Job 1:20
all his servants.
1:11; 3:31

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Context

  • 2 Samuel 13:30

    And it came to pass, while they were in the way, that tidings came to David, saying, Absalom hath slain all the king’s sons, and there is not one of them left.

  • 2 Samuel 13:31

    Then the king arose, and tare his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their clothes rent.

  • 2 Samuel 13:32

    And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David’s brother, answered and said, Let not my lord suppose that they have slain all the young men the king’s sons; for Amnon only is dead: for by the appointment of Absalom this hath been determined from the day that he forced his sister Tamar.

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2 Samuel 13:31 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Entonces levantándose David, rasgó sus vestidos, y echóse en tierra, y todos sus criados, rasgados sus vestidos, estaban delante.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et le roi se leva, et déchira ses vêtements, et se coucha par terre; et tous ses serviteurs étaient là, les vêtements déchirés.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Da stand der König auf und zerriß seine Kleider und legte sich auf die Erde; und alle seine Knechte standen da mit zerrissenen Kleidern.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Surrexit itaque rex, et scidit vestimenta sua, et cecidit super terram: et omnes servi illius qui assistebant ei, sciderunt vestimenta sua.