2 Samuel 13 · Verse 37

2 Samuel 13:37

But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day.
2 Samuel 13:37, King James Version

2 Samuel 13:37 in other translations

BSBNow Absalom fled and went to Talmai son of Ammihud, the king of Geshur. But David mourned for his son every day.
WEBBut Absalom fled and went to Talmai the son of Ammihur, king of Geshur. David mourned for his son every day.
ASVBut Absalom fled, and went to Talmai the son of Ammihur, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day.
YLTAnd Absalom hath fled, and goeth unto Talmai, son of Ammihud, king of Geshur, and David mourneth for his son all the days.
DARBYAnd Absalom fled, and went to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day.
BBESo Absalom went in flight and came to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, the king of Geshur, where he was for three years.
WebsterBut Absalom fled, and went to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day.

What does 2 Samuel 13:37 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
37. Absalom fled, and went to Talmai--The law as to premeditated murder (Nu 35:21) gave him no hope of remaining with impunity in his own country. The cities of refuge could afford him no sanctuary, and he was compelled to leave the kingdom, taking refuge at the court of Geshur, with his maternal grandfather, who would, doubtless, approve of his conduct.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 37 Absalom fled - As he had committed wilful murder, he could not avail himself of a city of refuge, and was therefore obliged to leave the land of Israel, and take refuge with Talmai, king of Geshur, his grandfather by his mother's side. See 2Sam 3:3.

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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 13:37 in the original Hebrew

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וְאַבְשָׁל֣וֹםve.'av.sha.Lomand AbsalomH53
בָּרַ֔חba.Rachhe fledH1272
וַיֵּ֛לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhand he wentH1980
אֶל\־'el-toH413
תַּלְמַ֥יtal.MaiTalmaiH8526
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
עַמִּיה֖וּדa.mi.churAmmihudH5989
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
גְּשׁ֑וּרge.ShurGeshurH1650
וַיִּתְאַבֵּ֥לvai.yit.'a.Beland he mournedH56
עַל\־'al-onH5921
בְּנ֖וֹbe.Noson hisH1121
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הַיָּמִֽים\׃hai.ya.Mimthe daysH3117

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Cross references for 2 Samuel 13:37

  • 2 Samuel 3:3

    And his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;

  • 2 Samuel 14:23

    So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.

  • 1 Chronicles 3:2

    The third, Absalom the son of Maachah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur: the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith:

  • 2 Samuel 13:34

    But Absalom fled. And the young man that kept the watch lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came much people by the way of the hill side behind him.

  • 2 Samuel 14:32

    And Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent unto thee, saying, Come hither, that I may send thee to the king, to say, Wherefore am I come from Geshur? it had been good for me to have been there still: now therefore let me see the king’s face; and if there be any iniquity in me, let him kill me.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Absalom fled.As Absalom had committed wilful murder, he could not avail himself of a city of refuge; but went to Talmai, king of Geshur, his maternal grandfather.
Talmai.
3:3; 1Ch 3:2
Ammihud. or, Ammihur.

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Context

  • 2 Samuel 13:36

    And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of speaking, that, behold, the king’s sons came, and lifted up their voice and wept: and the king also and all his servants wept very sore.

  • 2 Samuel 13:37

    But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day.

  • 2 Samuel 13:38

    So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years.

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2 Samuel 13:37 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Mas Absalom huyó, y fuése á Talmai hijo de Amiud, rey de Gessur. Y David lloraba por su hijo todos los días.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Absalom s’enfuit, et s’en alla vers Talmaï, fils d’Ammihud, roi de Gueshur; et David menait deuil tous les jours sur son fils.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Absalom aber entfloh und ging zu Talmai, dem Sohne Ammihurs, dem König von Gesur. Und David trauerte um seinen Sohn alle Tage.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Porro Absalom fugiens abiit ad Tholomai filium Ammiud regem Gessur. Luxit ergo David filium suum cunctis diebus.