Bible Strands
2 Samuel 13:33
So now, my lord the king, do not take to heart the report that all the sons of the king are dead. Only Amnon is dead.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jonadab, the son of David’s brother, addresses King David immediately after the messenger reports Amnon’s death, before the watchman confirms Absalom’s flight.
The words — אַל־ ('al-) = may not and יָשֵׂם (ya.Sem) = he set form the directive not to place the report of mass slaughter into the king’s heart.
The thread — The plea to spare the king’s judgment mirrors the servant’s appeal in 2 Samuel 19:19 to not hold past failures against him.
Why it lands — It demands a sober assessment of the actual threat rather than panic, showing how court advisors mitigate royal grief to preserve political stability.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Now therefore let not my lord the king take the thing to his heart, to think that all the king’s sons are dead: for Amnon only is dead.
Cross-references
- 2 Samuel 19:19 and said, “My lord, do not hold me guilty, and do not remember your servant’s wrongdoing on the day my lord the king left Jerusalem. May the king not take it to heart.