


2 Samuel 13:32
Bible Versions
And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother, answered and said, Let not my lord suppose [that] they have slain all the young men the king's sons; for Amnon only is dead: for by the appointment of Absalom this hath been determined from the day that he forced his sister Tamar.
And Jonadab {H3122}, the son {H1121} of Shimeah {H8093} David's {H1732} brother {H251}, answered {H6030} and said {H559}, Let not my lord {H113} suppose {H559} that they have slain {H4191} all the young men {H5288} the king's {H4428} sons {H1121}; for Amnon {H550} only is dead {H4191}: for by the appointment {H6310} of Absalom {H53} this hath been determined {H7760} from the day {H3117} that he forced {H6031} his sister {H269} Tamar {H8559}.
But then Yonadav, the son of Shim'ah, David's brother, spoke up; he said, "My lord shouldn't think they have killed all the young men, the king's sons. Only Amnon is dead; for Avshalom has meant to do this ever since the day he raped his sister Tamar.
But Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah, spoke up: “My lord must not think they have killed all the sons of the king, for only Amnon is dead. In fact, Absalom has planned this since the day Amnon violated his sister Tamar.
And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David’s brother, answered and said, Let not my lord suppose that they have killed all the young men the king’s sons; for Amnon only is dead: for by the appointment of Absalom this hath been determined from the day that he forced his sister Tamar.
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Psalms 7:14
Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood. -
Genesis 27:41
¶ And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob. -
2 Samuel 13:3
But Amnon had a friend, whose name [was] Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother: and Jonadab [was] a very subtil man. -
1 Samuel 16:9
Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this. -
Proverbs 24:11
¶ If thou forbear to deliver [them that are] drawn unto death, and [those that are] ready to be slain; -
Proverbs 24:12
If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider [it]? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth [not] he know [it]? and shall [not] he render to [every] man according to his works?