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 subtle man.

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WEBBE

But Amnon had a friend whose name was Jonadab the son of Shimeah, David’s brother; and Jonadab was a very subtle man.

BSB

Now Amnon had a friend named Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah. Jonadab was a very shrewd man,

KJV

But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David’s brother: and Jonadab was a very subtil man.

ASV

But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David’s brother: and Jonadab was a very subtle man.

BBE

But Amnon had a friend whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David's brother: and Jonadab was a very wise man.

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וּלְאַמְנוֹן u·le·'am·non and [belonged] to Amnon H550 רֵעַ re·a' a friend H7453 וּשְׁמוֹ u·she·mo and name his H8034 יוֹנָדָב yo·na·dav [was] Jonadab H3122 בֶּן־ ben- [the] son of H1121 שִׁמְעָה shim·'ah Shimeah H8093 אֲחִי 'a·chi [the] brother of H251 דָוִד da·vid David H1732 וְיוֹנָדָב ve·yo·na·dav and Jonadab H3122 אִישׁ 'ish [was] a man H376 חָכָם cha·kham shrewd H2450 מְאֹד me·'od very H3966

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–20

From henceforward David was followed with one trouble after another. Adultery and murder were David's sins, the like sins among his children were the beginnings of his punishment: he was too indulgent to his children. Thus David might trace the sins of his children to his own misconduct, which must have made the anguish of the chastisement worse. Let no one ever expect good treatment from those who are capable of attempting their seduction; but it is better to suffer the greatest wrong than to commit the least sin.

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AmnonDavidJonadabShammah

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ShammahJonadab

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.