Then the king arose, and tare his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their clothes rent.
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Interpretation
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.
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This thought runs through 2 Samuel 13:30-34.