2 Samuel 13:35

And Jonadab said unto the king, Behold, the king’s sons come: as thy servant said, so it is.

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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 13:35-36.

2 Samuel 13:35 2 Samuel 13:36

Glossary

Jonadab Person: =Jehon’adab. (1. ) The son of Rechab, and founder of the Rechabites (q. v. ), 2 Kings 10:15 ; Jer. 35:6 , 10. (2. ) The son of Shimeah, David’s brother ( 2 Sam. 13:3 ). He was “a very subtil man. ”.