2 Samuel 13 · Verse 39

2 Samuel 13:39

And the soul of king David longed to go forth unto Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.
2 Samuel 13:39, King James Version

2 Samuel 13:39 in other translations

BSBAnd King David longed to go to Absalom, for he had been consoled over Amnon’s death.
WEBKing David longed to go out to Absalom, for he was comforted concerning Amnon, since he was dead.
ASVAnd the soul of king David longed to go forth unto Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.
YLTand the soul of king David determineth to go out unto Absalom, for he hath been comforted for Amnon, for he is dead.
DARBYAnd king David longed to go forth to Absalom; for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.
BBEAnd the heart of David was wasted with desire for Absalom: for he was comforted for the death of Amnon.
WebsterAnd the soul of king David longed to go forth to Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.

What does 2 Samuel 13:39 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 39 David longed to go forth unto Absalom - We find that he had a very strong paternal affection for this young man, who appears to have had little to commend him but the beauty of his person. David wished either to go to him, or to bring him back; for the hand of time had now wiped off his tears for the death of his son Amnon. Joab had marked this disposition, and took care to work on it, in order to procure the return of Absalom. It would have been well for all parties had Absalom ended his days at Geshur. His return brought increasing wretchedness to his unfortunate father. And it may be generally observed that those undue, unreasonable paternal attachments are thus rewarded.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

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 13:39 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.

וַתְּכַל֙va.te.Khaland it [fem] completedH3615
דָּוִ֣דda.VidDavidH1732
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
לָצֵ֖אתla.Tzetto go outH3318
אֶל\־'el-againstH413
אַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomAbsalomH53
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
נִחַ֥םni.Chamhe was comfortedH5162
עַל\־'al-onH5921
אַמְנ֖וֹן'am.NonAmnonH550
כִּֽי\־ki-thatH3588
מֵֽת\׃\ \סMethe had diedH4191

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

Cross references for 2 Samuel 13:39

  • Genesis 24:67

    And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.

  • Genesis 38:12

    And in process of time the daughter of Shuah Judah’s wife died; and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his sheepshearers to Timnath, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.

  • Genesis 37:35

    And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him.

  • Psalms 84:2

    My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.

  • 2 Samuel 12:19-23

    But when David saw that his servants whispered, David perceived that the child was dead: therefore David said unto his servants, Is the child dead? And they said, He is dead. Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his apparel, and came into the house of the Lord, and worshipped: then he came to his own house; and when he required, they set bread before him, and he did eat. Then said his servants unto him, What thing is this that thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep for the child, while it was alive; but when the child was dead, thou didst rise and eat bread. And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell whether God will be gracious to me, that the child may live? …

  • Deuteronomy 28:32

    Thy sons and thy daughters shall be given unto another people, and thine eyes shall look, and fail with longing for them all the day long: and there shall be no might in thine hand.

  • Philippians 2:26

    For he longed after you all, and was full of heaviness, because that ye had heard that he had been sick.

  • Genesis 31:30

    And now, though thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore longedst after thy father’s house, yet wherefore hast thou stolen my gods?

  • Psalms 119:20

    My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto thy judgments at all times.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the soul of.
Ge 31:30; De 28:32; Php 2:26
longed. or, was consumed.
Ps 84:2; 119:20
comforted.
12:23; Ge 24:67; 37:35; 38:12

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Context

  • 2 Samuel 13:38

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

  • 2 Samuel 13:39

    And the soul of king David longed to go forth unto Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.

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2 Samuel 13:39 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y el rey David deseó ver á Absalom: porque ya estaba consolado acerca de Amnón que era muerto.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et le roi David languissait d’aller vers Absalom, car il était consolé à l’égard d’Amnon, parce qu’il était mort.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und der König David sehnte sich, zu Absalom hinauszuziehen; denn er hatte sich über Amnon getröstet, daß er tot war.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Cessavitque rex David persequi Absalom, eo quod consolatus esset super Amnon interitu.