He was very wroth. — The LXX. adds, “but he vexed not the spirit of Amnon his son, because he loved him, because he was his firstborn,” — which is doubtless in part the reason of David’s guilty leniency. The remembrance of his own sin also tended to withhold his hand from the administration of justice. David’s criminal weakness towards his children was the source of much trouble from this time to the end of his life.
Verse 2 Samuel 13:21. _BUT WHEN KING DAVID HEARD_] To this verse the _Septuagint_ add the following words: Και ουκ ελυπησε το πνευμα Αμνων του υἱου αυτου, ὁτι ηγαπα αυτον, ὁτι πρωτοτοκος αυτου ην;...
The Septuagint adds, what is a good explanation, “but he did not vex the spirit of Amnon his son, because he loved him, because he was his first-born.” This want of justice in David’s conduct, and fav...
3. FURTHER CHASTISEMENT: AMNON, TAMAR, AND ABSALOM CHAPTER 13 _ 1. Amnon's wicked desire (2 Samuel 13:1)_ 2. The incest (2 Samuel 13:6) 3. His hatred (2 Samuel 13:15) 4. Amnon murd
2 SAMUEL 13. AMNON, TAMAR, AND ABSALOM (J). 2 SAMUEL 13:1. Amnon, David's eldest son, forces his half-sister, Tamar, the full sister of Absalom. He might have married her (2 Samuel 3:5 *) but did not...
_was very wroth_ The Sept. and the ordinary text of the Vulgate add, "and he vexed not the spirit of Amnon his son, because he loved him, because he was his firstborn," i.e. in spite of his anger he d...
WHEN KING DAVID HEARD OF ALL THESE THINGS, HE WAS VERY WROTH— We may easily conceive what resentment and uneasiness David felt for this crime: but how he punished it we know not. The truth is, he coul...
_Absalom Kills Amnon._ 2 Samuel 13:15-29 15 Then Amnon hated her exceedingly; so that the hatred wherewith he hated her _was_ greater than the love wherewith he had loved her. And Amnon said unto her...
_BUT WHEN KING DAVID HEARD OF ALL THESE THINGS, HE WAS VERY WROTH._ When king David heard of all these things, he was very wroth. It cannot be supposed but that David would be grieved and incensed at...
THE CRIME OF AMNON, AND ABSALOM'S VENGEANCE This narrative and the history of Absalom's rebellion is omitted in Chronicles....
DAVID, THE GREAT KING OF ISRAEL 2 SAMUEL _HELEN POCOCK_ CHAPTER 13 AMNON AND TAMAR V1 David had a son called Absalom and another son called Amnon. Absalom had a beautiful sister called Tamar. Am...
וְ הַ מֶּ֣לֶךְ דָּוִ֔ד שָׁמַ֕ע אֵ֥ת כָּל
CHAPTER XVII. _ ABSALOM AND AMNON._ 2 Samuel 13:1. LIVING sorrow, says the proverb, is worse than a dead. The dead sorrow had been very grievous to David; what the living sorrow, of which this chapt...
ABSALOM EXECUTES JUDGMENT 2 Samuel 13:15 When men yield to irregular passion, they go from one extreme to the other-from wicked love to wicked hate. If women would but realize this, how often it wou...
The story of Amnon's sin is of a sin committed by a child of David similar to his own. When the story was told to him, we are told that he was wroth. We are not told that he disciplined Amnon. How cou...
And he, &c. This is not in Hebrew, &c., nor in St. Jerome's version. Josephus and some copies of the Septuagint read it. But the reason here alleged would not suffice to excuse David. (Calmet) --- He...
(21) В¶ But when king David heard of all these things, he was very wroth. Why did not David's wrath prompt him to punish the sin in his son Amnon? We hear nothing of this, neither of his bringing his...
In the sketch proposed of these books of scripture there is of course no pretension to notice every point of interest they contain, but only a general comprehensive view, as far as the Lord enables me...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 11, 12, AND 13. The history of David and the wife of Uriah follows. David is no longer acting by faith in God's service. When the time comes at which kings go...
BUT WHEN KING DAVID HEARD OF ALL THESE THINGS,.... Of Amnon's ravishing Tamar, and turning her out of doors in that inhuman manner he did, and of her distress upon it: HE WAS VERY WROTH; with Amnon;...
But when king David heard of all these things, he was very wroth. Ver. 21. But when king David heard … he was very wroth.] Why! but was that all? Wherefore did not David, as supreme magistrate, see d...
_When David heard, he was very wroth_ With Amnon: whom yet he did not punish, at least so severely as he ought to have done; perhaps, because he was his eldest son, and the next heir to his crown, and...
1 Amnon louing Tamar, by Ionadabs counsell faining himselfe sicke, rauisheth her. 15 Hee hateth her, and shamefully turneth her away. 19 Absalom entertaineth her, and concealeth his purpose. 23 At...
AMNON SPURNS TAMAR...
But when King David heard of all these things, he was very wroth. His anger, unfortunately, did not cause him to act, to punish Amnon. Either the consciousness of his own recent sin held him back, or...
WICKEDNESS INVADING DAVID'S FAMILY David did not have to wait long to see the sad governmental results of his sin begin to be manifest in his own family His son Ammon was so attracted by the beauty o...
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 m...
To wit, with Amnon; whom yet he did not punish, at least so severely as he should; either from the conscience of his own guilt in the like kind; or from that foolish indulgence which he oft showed to...
2 Samuel 13:21 King H4428 David H1732 heard H8085 (H8804) things H1697 very H3966 angry H2734 (H8799)...
CONTENTS: Ammon's crime. Absalom's vengeance for Tamar's wrong. CHARACTERS: David, Absalom, Ammon, Tamar, Jonadab. CONCLUSION: Fleshly lusts are their own punishment and not only war against the sou...
2 Samuel 13:2. _He fell sick for his sister Tamar._ Most young men who have come to ruin, have followed some blind and impetuous passion. 2 Samuel 13:13. _The king will not withhold me from thee._ In...
_Absalom the son of David had a fair sister._ THE WICKEDNESS OF AMNON No other book but the Bible dare have inserted such a chronicle as this and yet have hoped to retain the attention and confidence...
2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 13:1 Nathan had warned David of “evil... out of your own house” (2 Samuel 12:11) as a result of his sin with Bathsheba. Chapters...
2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 13:21 David was VERY ANGRY, but he did not do anything to punish Amnon. He showed favoritism toward his eldest son (2 Samuel 3:2; see also...
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 2 Samuel 13:1. “ABSALOM” and “TAMAR” were the children of Maacha, and “AMNON” was David’s eldest son by Ahinoam the Jezreelitess (see chap 2 Samuel 3:2). 2 Samuel 13:2
EXPOSITION 2 SAMUEL 13:1 AFTER THIS. This phrase, as we have seen on 2 Samuel 10:1, has little chronological force, but the date of the sad event which formed the second stage in David's punishment c...
So we find that the problems begin very soon thereafter. David had a son by the name of Amnon, and Amnon was talking with a man who was called his friend (2 Samuel 13:1; 2 Samuel 13:3), Yet, I would c...
1 Samuel 2:22; 1 Samuel 2:29; 2 Samuel 12:10; 2 Samuel 12:5; 2
Wroth — With Amnon: whom yet he did not punish, at least so severely as he should either from the consciousness of his own guilt in the like kind; or, from that foolish indulgence which he often shewe...