2 Samuel 13:27

Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex)

English Translation

But Absalom pressed him, and he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him.

World English Bible · Public Domain

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אַמְנ֔וֹן

ʼAmnôwn

H550

“Amnon”

Noun, Proper

Appears 28× in the Hebrew Bible
First appears at 2 Samuel 3:2

Full BDB Definition

Origin: from H539

TWOT: None

Amnon = "faithful" - oldest son of David, rapist of Tamar, slain by Absalom - a son of Shimon (of Caleb's clan)

About this verse

These counts appear in no published source. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged text and Lemma’s own curated glosses. What Lemma adds →

11: words
9: distinct lemmas
Historical: section

Shared distinctive vocabulary

אַמְנ֔וֹן Amnon H550 occurs in 22 verses of the Hebrew Bible. Also found in:

Grammatical profile

2 verbs
5 nouns
2 prepositions
2 particles

Verb forms

וַיִּפְרָץ Qal · Sequential Imperfect
וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח Qal · Sequential Imperfect

Hebrew & Septuagint length

In English translation the verse runs 16 words from the Hebrew and 26 from the Septuagint (LXX English) — the Septuagint runs noticeably longer here. See the side-by-side →

A rough comparison of the two English renderings, which tokenize alike — not a word-level alignment.

Word counts can differ between the Hebrew and the Greek without any difference in meaning — e.g. the Hebrew direct-object marker אֵת has no separate Greek word, and Greek often adds the article ὁ.

Cross-references

Topical passages linked to 2 Samuel 13:27 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — connected by theme and wording, ordered by reader-vote popularity; previews shown in the World English Bible.

Proverbs 26:24–26 A malicious man disguises himself with his lips, But he harbors evil in his heart.

Cross-references courtesy of OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

Hebrew and Greek witnesses Masoretic Hebrew ↔ Greek Septuagint

The same verse in the two great witnesses to the Old Testament, shown verse-for-verse.

Here the Septuagint runs noticeably longer than the Hebrew — LXX2012 (modern English Septuagint) 26 words vs World English Bible 16. A rough length comparison of the two English translations, not a word-level alignment — read both below.

These are two independent witnesses, not word-aligned to each other, and the Septuagint is shown in lemma (dictionary) form.

Hebrew 2 Samuel 13:27 Masoretic · Westminster Leningrad Codex

וַיִּפְרָץ בּ֖וֹ אַבְשָׁל֑וֹם וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח אִתּוֹ֙ אֶת אַמְנ֔וֹן וְאֵ֖ת כָּל בְּנֵ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ

But Absalom pressed him, and he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him.

World English Bible · Public Domain

Greek LXX 2 Samuel 13:27 Septuagint · lemma form

καί βιάζομαι αὐτός αβεσσαλωμ καί ἀποστέλλω μετά αὐτός ὁ αμνων καί πᾶς ὁ υἱός ὁ βασιλεύς καί ποιέω αβεσσαλωμ πότος κατά ὁ πότος ὁ βασιλεύς

And Abessalom pressed him, and he sent with him Amnon and all the king's sons; and Abessalom made a banquet like the banquet of the king.

LXX2012 (modern English Septuagint) · Public Domain

On this verse, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers discusses the Septuagint’s reading. Read the note in Commentary ↓

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex (CC BY 4.0). Greek: Septuagint (public domain); English from LXX2012 (modern English Septuagint) (Public Domain). How the Septuagint differs from the Hebrew →

Targum (Aramaic paraphrase)

The Targum is the ancient Jewish Aramaic paraphrase of the Hebrew Scriptures — an interpretive translation, not the Hebrew text itself. Onkelos (literal) and Pseudo-Jonathan (expansive) render the Torah, and Jonathan the Prophets. Coverage is partial: where no permissively-licensed English translation exists for a verse, only the Aramaic is shown. This is verse-level text, not a word-by-word alignment to the Hebrew.

Targum Jonathan Prophets (Joshua–Malachi)

וְאַתְקֵיף בֵּיהּ אַבְשָׁלוֹם וּשְׁלַח עִמֵיהּ יַת אַמְנוֹן וְיַת כָּל בְּנֵי מַלְכָּא:

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Targum Jonathan — Aramaic: “Mikraot Gedolot” (public domain). English: “Sefaria Community Translation” (CC0 1.0 (public-domain dedication)); “London "Chaldee Paraphrase," 1871” (public domain). Text via Sefaria.

Commentary

Notes on 2 Samuel 13:27 from classic Christian and Jewish commentators (each source and its license shown beneath its notes). The classic Christian expositions comment on the surrounding passage and are grouped to its opening verse, so a note may address several verses; the Jewish commentaries on the Tanakh (Rashi and others) are per-verse, so they appear only where the commentator wrote on this verse.

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Trapp's Complete Commentary

John Trapp

2Sa 13:27 But Absalom pressed him, that he let Amnon and all the king’s sons go with him.

Ver. 27. But Absalom pressed him.] His so great importunity might well have begotten a jealousy and suspicion both in David and Amnon - had they not been infatuated - that some mischief was intended. But Deus quem destruit, dementiat. Let God make deranged whom he destroys.

John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Joseph Benson's Commentary

2Sa 13:27. He let Amnon and all the king’s sons go — It is strange that Absalom’s urgent desire of Amnon’s company raised no suspicion in the mind of so wise a king: but God suffered him to be blinded that he might execute his judgments upon David, and bring upon Amnon the just punishment of his lewdness.

Joseph Benson's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1811–1818) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers

(27) He let Amnon go.—The LXX. adds at the end of this verse an explanatory gloss, “And Absalom made a feast like the feast of a king.”

A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne

27. At the end of this verse, the Sept. adds, “And Absalom made a feast like the feast of a king.” The words may easily have dropped out of the Hebrew text owing to the similar endings of the sentences.

The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

John Gill's Exposition

But Absalom pressed him,.... Which one would think would have increased his suspicion, if he had any, or have raised it in him; but his mind was blinded, that Amnon's incest might be punished and the threatening to David and his house be fulfilled on account of the affair of Uriah and Bathsheba:

that he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him; if he had any suspicion at all, he might choose they should all go, that they might protect and defend him, if any attempt was made upon him; or, as others think, that no exceptions might be taken, as might be, if Amnon had gone alone.

John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.

Matthew Poole's English Annotations

It is strange that his urgent desire of Amnon’s company raised no suspicion in so wise a king; but God blinded his mind, that he might execute his judgments upon David, and bring upon Amnon the just punishment of his lewdness.

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel D. Whedon

27. He let Amnon and all the king’s sons go — Hoping that perhaps this friendly feast might work for good, and deepen the friendship of all these sons.

Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Pressed him - It is strange that his urgent desire of Amnon's company raised no suspicion in so wise a king; but God suffered him to be blinded that he might execute his judgments upon David, and bring upon Amnon the just punishment of his lewdness.

John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the Whole Bible (1754–1765) — public domain. Text via the GEBible commentary corpus.

unfoldingWord translationNotes

Door43 World Missions Community

Absalom pressed David

Here the author speaks of Absalom urging David to let Amnon come as if he were putting physical pressure on him. AT: "Absalom begged David for Amnon to come" (See: Metaphor)

Do not be afraid

This implies that they do not need to be afraid of the consequences for killing Amnon. This can be stated clearly. AT: "Do not be afraid that you will be blamed for killing the king's son" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)

Have I not commanded you?

Absalom asks this rhetorical question to emphasize that he will be blamed for killing Amnon because he is commanding them. This can be written as a statement. AT: "I have commanded you to do this." or "I will be the one guilty for killing him because I have commanded you to do this." (See: Rhetorical Question and Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)

not commanded you

What Absalom has commanded them to do may be stated in the question. AT: "not commanded you to kill him" (See: Ellipsis)

all the king's sons

This does not include Absalom and Amnon who is dead. It includes the rest of the sons that the king allowed to go to the celebration. AT: "the rest of the king's sons" (See: Synecdoche)

every man

This refers to the king's sons who left the celebration.

translationWords

command

drunk

wine

fear

raise

donkey

unfoldingWord translationNotes — © Distant Shores Media and the Door43 World Missions Community, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Source: git.door43.org/Door43/en_tn.

Lesson kit

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2 Samuel, in the Historical, opens this verse with 11 words (9 distinct Hebrew lemmas). Its most distinctive word is ʼAmnôwn (“Amnon”). The Greek Septuagint runs longer here. A historical commentator’s framing appears above. Read the whole chapter for the surrounding context.

Discussion questions

What does “Amnon” (ʼAmnôwn) contribute to the verse as a whole?
2 Samuel 3:2 shares the word «Amnon» with this verse. How do the two illuminate each other?
Compared with the Hebrew, the Septuagint runs longer here. What questions does that raise?
These translations render this verse differently; the difference is in the English rendering, not the original. What questions does that raise?
The verb «וַיִּפְרָץ» is Qal Sequential Imperfect. How does its form color the action?
Reading how Trapp's Complete Commentary and Joseph Benson's Commentary read this verse, where do the two commentators agree and where do they part?

Things to notice

These translations choose different wording for 7 words in this verse.
9 distinct Hebrew lemmas span 11 words in this verse.