2 Samuel 13

2 Samuel 13

Morgan - Borrow Life applications from every chapter of the Bible And David mourned for his on every day. He was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.—2Sa 13.37, 39. What tragedy there is in these two sentences. They are concerned with two sons of David. Amnon was his first-born. He had fallen into sin after the pattern of his father's. Absalom had secured the murder of his brother, and as a result was a fugitive. Thus in his family life David was reaping something of the harvest of those lower things of his own nature which had led him into sin. When the sin of Amnon had been made known to him, we are told he was wroth, but we are not told that he took any disciplinary action. How could he? Surely he had rendered his own arm nerveless by the sin of the past. A very solemn consideration arises out of all this. It is, that sin may be forgiven most surely, so as to restore to the sinner the possibility of the sense of reconciliation with God; but its results, on the level ofhuman relationship and experience in this life, run on. To the end of our earthly life we shall find how true it is that "God is not mocked; for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap." And is not this also a proof of the beneficent character of the government of God? If, in a world like this, forgiveness meant that men were released from all the results of sins committed in the past, even that blessing would become the occasion of yet more disastrous consequences. 2 Samuel 13:38 So Absalom had fled and gone to Geshur, and was there three years. Geshur De 3:14. Jos 12:5. 2Sa 14:23,32 15:8 2 Samuel 13 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries ABSALOM'S "EXILE" So Absalom had fled and gone to Geshur, and was there three years 2 Samuel 13:39 The heart of King David longed to go out to Absalom; for he was comforted concerning Amnon, since he was dead. NET 2 Samuel 13:39 The king longed to go to Absalom, for he had since been consoled over the death of Amnon. CSB 2 Samuel 13:39 Then King David longed to go to Absalom, for David had finished grieving over Amnon's death. ESV 2 Samuel 13:39 And the spirit of the king longed to go out to Absalom, because he was comforted about Amnon, since he was dead. NIV 2 Samuel 13:39 And the spirit of the king longed to go to Absalom, for he was consoled concerning Amnon's death. NLT 2 Samuel 13:39 And King David, now reconciled to Amnon's death, longed to be reunited with his son Absalom. NRS 2 Samuel 13:39 And the heart of the king went out, yearning for Absalom; for he was now consoled over the death of Amnon. NJB 2 Samuel 13:39 Once the king was consoled over Amnon's death, his anger against Absalom subsided. NAB 2 Samuel 13:39 The king continued during all that time to mourn over his son; but his longing reached out for Absalom as he became reconciled to the death of Amnon. The heart of King David Ge 31:30 De 28:32 Php 2:26 longed: or, was consumed, Ps 84:2 119:20 comforted: 2Sa 12:23 Ge 24:67 37:35 38:12 2 Samuel 13 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries DAVID LONGS FOR ABSALOM The heart (added by translators - see other renderings above) of King David longed (was consumed, "wasted with desire"- BBE) to go out to Absalom; for he was comforted concerning Amnon, since he was dead - "And King David, now reconciled to Amnon's death, longed to be reunited with his son Absalom." (2Sa 13:39NLT) Apparently David slowly accepted Amnon's death by his son Absalom and now wanted to see his living son Absalom, who in fact was the next in line to be king after David passed. David