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Selected Verse: 2 Samuel 13:3 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| 2Sa 13:3 |
King James |
But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother: and Jonadab was a very subtil man. |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| Jonadab, the son of Shimeah--or Shammah (Sa1 16:9). By the counsel and contrivance of this scheming cousin a plan was devised for obtaining an unrestricted interview with the object of his attachment. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Shimeah - Called Shamma (marginal reference), was Jesse's third son.
Subtil - literally, wise. The word is generally used in a good sense, but here, and in Job 5:13, it means crafty. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Jonadab was a very subtle man - And most diabolic advice did he give to his cousin. We talk of the simplicity and excellence of primitive times! "Say not thou what is the cause that the former days were better than these." Take them altogether, we may thank God that they are past, and pray him that they may never return. |
9 Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this.
13 He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.