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Selected Verse: 2 Samuel 13:37 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
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| 2Sa 13:37 |
Strong Concordance |
But Absalom [053] fled [01272], and went [03212] to Talmai [08526], the son [01121] of Ammihud [05991] [05989], king [04428] of Geshur [01650]. And David mourned [056] for his son [01121] every day [03117]. |
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King James |
But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
ABSALOM FLEES TO TALMAI. (Sa2 13:37-39)
Absalom fled, and went to Talmai--The law as to premeditated murder (Num 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. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
See the marginal reference.
Ammihur (see the margin) is found as a Punic name. |
| The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917] |
But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai
(Sa1 27:8). David, in the years of his wanderings, made a savage raid upon Geshur, and evidently bore away Maacah, daughter of the king of Geshur. Of her was born Absalom, and in him was her wild Bedouin blood, and the blood of a father who had been the reckless chief of a handful of desperate men. (Sa2 3:3); (Sa2 23:8-39) and whom only the divine love could tame. (Sa2 22:36). In Absalom David reaped from his own sowing. |
| Commentary on the Old Testament, by Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch [1857-78] |
| "Only Absalom had fled and gone to Talmai the son of Ammihud, the king of Geshur." These words form a circumstantial clause, which the writer has inserted as a parenthesis, to define the expression "the king's sons" more particularly. If we take these words as a parenthesis, there will be no difficulty in explaining the following word "mourned," as the subject (David) may very easily be supplied from the preceding words "the king," etc. (Sa2 13:36). To the remark that David mourned all his life for his son (Amnon), there is attached, just as simply and quite in accordance with the facts, the more precise information concerning Absalom's flight, that he remained in Geshur three years. The repetition of the words "Absalom had fled and gone to Geshur" may be accounted for from the general diffuseness of the Hebrew style. Talmai the king of Geshur was the father of Maacah, Absalom's mother (Sa2 3:3). The lxx thought it necessary expressly to indicate this by inserting εἰς γῆν Χαμαχάαδ (al. γῆν Μαχάδ). |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Talmai - His mother's father, that he might have present protection and sustenance from him; and that by his mediation he might obtain his father's pardon. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| 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 Sa2 3:3. |
21 Or in enmity [0342] smite [05221] him with his hand [03027], that he die [04191]: he that smote [05221] him shall surely [04191] be put to death [04191]; for he is a murderer [07523]: the revenger [01350] of blood [01818] shall slay [04191] the murderer [07523], when he meeteth [06293] him.
37 But Absalom [053] fled [01272], and went [03212] to Talmai [08526], the son [01121] of Ammihud [05991] [05989], king [04428] of Geshur [01650]. And David mourned [056] for his son [01121] every day [03117].
38 So Absalom [053] fled [01272], and went [03212] to Geshur [01650], and was there three [07969] years [08141].
39 And the soul of king [04428] David [01732] longed [03615] to go forth [03318] unto Absalom [053]: for he was comforted [05162] concerning Amnon [0550], seeing he was dead [04191].
36 Thou hast also given [05414] me the shield [04043] of thy salvation [03468]: and thy gentleness [06031] [06038] hath made me great [07235].
8 These be the names [08034] of the mighty men [01368] whom David [01732] had: The Tachmonite [08461] that sat [03427] in the seat [07675] [03429], chief [07218] among the captains [07991]; the same was Adino [05722] the Eznite [06112]: he lift up his spear against eight [08083] hundred [03967], whom he slew [02491] at one [0259] time [06471].
9 And after [0310] him was Eleazar [0499] the son [01121] of Dodo [01734] the Ahohite [0266], one of the three [07969] mighty men [01368] with David [01732], when they defied [02778] the Philistines [06430] that were there gathered together [0622] to battle [04421], and the men [0376] of Israel [03478] were gone away [05927]:
10 He arose [06965], and smote [05221] the Philistines [06430] until [03588] his hand [03027] was weary [03021], and his hand [03027] clave [01692] unto the sword [02719]: and the LORD [03068] wrought [06213] a great [01419] victory [08668] that day [03117]; and the people [05971] returned [07725] after [0310] him only to spoil [06584].
11 And after [0310] him was Shammah [08048] the son [01121] of Agee [089] the Hararite [02043]. And the Philistines [06430] were gathered together [0622] into a troop [02416], where was a piece [02513] of ground [07704] full [04392] of lentiles [05742]: and the people [05971] fled [05127] from [06440] the Philistines [06430].
12 But he stood [03320] in the midst [08432] of the ground [02513], and defended [05337] it, and slew [05221] the Philistines [06430]: and the LORD [03068] wrought [06213] a great [01419] victory [08668].
13 And three [07969] [07970] of the thirty [07970] chief [07218] went down [03381], and came [0935] to David [01732] in the harvest time [07105] unto the cave [04631] of Adullam [05725]: and the troop [02416] of the Philistines [06430] pitched [02583] in the valley [06010] of Rephaim [07497].
14 And David [01732] was then in an hold [04686], and the garrison [04673] of the Philistines [06430] was then in Bethlehem [01035].
15 And David [01732] longed [0183], and said [0559], Oh that one would give me drink [08248] of the water [04325] of the well [0953] of Bethlehem [01035], which is by the gate [08179]!
16 And the three [07969] mighty men [01368] brake through [01234] the host [04264] of the Philistines [06430], and drew [07579] water [04325] out of the well [0953] of Bethlehem [01035], that was by the gate [08179], and took [05375] it, and brought [0935] it to David [01732]: nevertheless he would [014] not drink [08354] thereof, but poured it out [05258] unto the LORD [03068].
17 And he said [0559], Be it far [02486] from me, O LORD [03068], that I should do [06213] this: is not this the blood [01818] of the men [0582] that went [01980] in jeopardy of their lives [05315]? therefore he would [014] not drink [08354] it. These things did [06213] these three [07969] mighty men [01368].
18 And Abishai [052], the brother [0251] of Joab [03097], the son [01121] of Zeruiah [06870], was chief [07218] among three [07992]. And he lifted up [05782] his spear [02595] against three [07969] hundred [03967], and slew [02491] them, and had the name [08034] among three [07969].
19 Was he not most honourable [03513] of three [07969]? therefore he was their captain [08269]: howbeit he attained [0935] not unto the first three [07969].
20 And Benaiah [01141] the son [01121] of Jehoiada [03077], the son [01121] of a valiant [02428] man [0376] [0381], of Kabzeel [06909], who had done many [07227] acts [06467], he slew [05221] two [08147] lionlike men [0739] of Moab [04124]: he went down [03381] also and slew [05221] a lion [0738] in the midst [08432] of a pit [0953] in time [03117] of snow [07950]:
21 And he slew [02026] an Egyptian [04713], a goodly [04758] man [0376]: and the Egyptian [04713] had a spear [02595] in his hand [03027]; but he went down [03381] to him with a staff [07626], and plucked [01497] the spear [02595] out of the Egyptian's [04713] hand [03027], and slew [05221] him with his own spear [02595].
22 These things did [06213] Benaiah [01141] the son [01121] of Jehoiada [03077], and had the name [08034] among three [07969] mighty men [01368].
23 He was more honourable [03513] than the thirty [07970], but he attained [0935] not to the first three [07969]. And David [01732] set [07760] him over his guard [04928].
24 Asahel [06214] the brother [0251] of Joab [03097] was one of the thirty [07970]; Elhanan [0445] the son [01121] of Dodo [01734] of Bethlehem [01035],
25 Shammah [08048] the Harodite [02733], Elika [0470] the Harodite [02733],
26 Helez [02503] the Paltite [06407], Ira [05896] the son [01121] of Ikkesh [06142] the Tekoite [08621],
27 Abiezer [044] the Anethothite [06069], Mebunnai [04012] the Hushathite [02843],
28 Zalmon [06756] the Ahohite [0266], Maharai [04121] the Netophathite [05200],
29 Heleb [02460] the son [01121] of Baanah [01196], a Netophathite [05200], Ittai [0863] the son [01121] of Ribai [07380] out of Gibeah [01390] of the children [01121] of Benjamin [01144],
30 Benaiah [01141] the Pirathonite [06553], Hiddai [01914] of the brooks [05158] of Gaash [01608],
31 Abialbon [045] the Arbathite [06164], Azmaveth [05820] the Barhumite [01273],
32 Eliahba [0455] the Shaalbonite [08170], of the sons [01121] of Jashen [03464], Jonathan [03083],
33 Shammah [08048] the Hararite [02043], Ahiam [0279] the son [01121] of Sharar [08325] the Hararite [02043],
34 Eliphelet [0467] the son [01121] of Ahasbai [0308], the son [01121] of the Maachathite [04602], Eliam [0463] the son [01121] of Ahithophel [0302] the Gilonite [01526],
35 Hezrai [02695] the Carmelite [03761], Paarai [06474] the Arbite [0701],
36 Igal [03008] the son [01121] of Nathan [05416] of Zobah [06678], Bani [01137] the Gadite [01425],
37 Zelek [06768] the Ammonite [05984], Naharai [05171] the Beerothite [0886], armourbearer [05375] [03627] to Joab [03097] the son [01121] of Zeruiah [06870],
38 Ira [05896] an Ithrite [03505], Gareb [01619] an Ithrite [03505],
39 Uriah [0223] the Hittite [02850]: thirty [07970] and seven [07651] in all.
3 And his second [04932], Chileab [03609], of Abigail [026] the wife [0802] of Nabal [05037] the Carmelite [03761]; and the third [07992], Absalom [053] the son [01121] of Maacah [04601] the daughter [01323] of Talmai [08526] king [04428] of Geshur [01650];
8 And David [01732] and his men [0582] went up [05927], and invaded [06584] the Geshurites [01651], and the Gezrites [01511], and the Amalekites [06003]: for those [02007] nations were of old [05769] the inhabitants [03427] of the land [0776], as thou goest [0935] to Shur [07793], even unto the land [0776] of Egypt [04714].
3 And his second [04932], Chileab [03609], of Abigail [026] the wife [0802] of Nabal [05037] the Carmelite [03761]; and the third [07992], Absalom [053] the son [01121] of Maacah [04601] the daughter [01323] of Talmai [08526] king [04428] of Geshur [01650];
36 And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end [03615] of speaking [01696], that, behold, the king's [04428] sons [01121] came [0935], and lifted up [05375] their voice [06963] and wept [01058]: and the king [04428] also and all his servants [05650] wept [01058] very [03966] sore [01065] [01419].
3 And his second [04932], Chileab [03609], of Abigail [026] the wife [0802] of Nabal [05037] the Carmelite [03761]; and the third [07992], Absalom [053] the son [01121] of Maacah [04601] the daughter [01323] of Talmai [08526] king [04428] of Geshur [01650];