2 Samuel 13:1
AFTER THIS: i.e. 938. David, 53; Amnon, 22; Absalom, 20; Tamar, 15; Solomon, 2. ABSALOM. Son of Maacah, daughter of king of Geshur (see note on 2 Samuel 3:3). AMNON. Son of Ahinoam (2 Samuel 3:2).... [ Continue Reading ]
AFTER THIS: i.e. 938. David, 53; Amnon, 22; Absalom, 20; Tamar, 15; Solomon, 2. ABSALOM. Son of Maacah, daughter of king of Geshur (see note on 2 Samuel 3:3). AMNON. Son of Ahinoam (2 Samuel 3:2).... [ Continue Reading ]
SHIMEAH. Shammah (1 Samuel 16:9). SUBTIL. wise. MAN. Hebrew. _'ish_. App-14.... [ Continue Reading ]
MAKE. feign. MEAT. heart-shaped cakes. Occurs only here and in verses: 2 Samuel 13:6; 2 Samuel 6:8; 2 Samuel 6:10.... [ Continue Reading ]
CAKES. See note on "meat", 2 Samuel 13:5.... [ Continue Reading ]
FLOUR. dough, or paste.... [ Continue Reading ]
A PAN. the pan. Occurs only here. POURED. put down, MEN. Hebrew. _'ish._ App-14.... [ Continue Reading ]
FORCE. humble.... [ Continue Reading ]
NO CAUSE. Hebrew "[Give] no ground for talk". EVIL. Hebrew. _ra`a `._ App-44.... [ Continue Reading ]
DIVERS COLOURS. a long tunic with sleeves.... [ Continue Reading ]
LAID HER HAND. Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Adjunct), App-6, put for "grieved".... [ Continue Reading ]
DESOLATE. Hebrew "remained and [remained] desolate". Compare 1 Timothy 5:5.... [ Continue Reading ]
BEHOLD. Figure of speech _Asterismos._ App-6.... [ Continue Reading ]
CHARGEABLE. burdensome.... [ Continue Reading ]
WITH HIM. The Septuagint and Vulgate add here "and Absalom made. banquet, like the banquet of. king". Compare 1 Samuel 25:36.... [ Continue Reading ]
VALIANT. sons of valour.... [ Continue Reading ]
AS. according as. MULE. First occurrence. Not Genesis 36:24. See note there.... [ Continue Reading ]
WITH THEIR CLOTHES RENT. and rent their garments.... [ Continue Reading ]
WEPT VERY SORE. Figure of speech _Polyptoton_ (App-6). "wept with. great weeping ".... [ Continue Reading ]
AMMIHUD, or Ammihur. DAVID. Septuagint reads "David the king".... [ Continue Reading ]
THE SOUL OF KING DAVID. The Aramaean reads "the soul _(nephesh)_ of the king". Compare the omission of _nephesh_ in Psalms 16:2.... [ Continue Reading ]