DB1 | Absalom's revenge. 2Sm.13.23-39 | NEB Contents | notes| 13 | New English Bible (New Testament) | Passage | Biblia Hebraica |
| 23 | Two years later Absalom invited all the king's sons to his sheep-shearing at Baal-hazor, near Ephron prob. rdg, Heb Ephraim. | Absalom's revenge. 2Sm.13.23-39 | וַיְהִי לִשְׁנָתַיִם יָמִים וַיִּהְיוּ גֹזְזִים לְאַבְשָׁלֹום בְּבַעַל חָצֹור אֲשֶׁר עִם־אֶפְרָיִם וַיִּקְרָא אַבְשָׁלֹום לְכָל־בְּנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ׃ |
| 24 | He approached the king and said, 'Sir, I am shearing; will your majesty and your servants come?' | וַיָּבֹא אַבְשָׁלֹום אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֵּה־נָא גֹזְזִים לְעַבְדֶּךָ יֵלֶךְ־נָא הַמֶּלֶךְ וַעֲבָדָיו עִם־עַבְדֶּךָ׃ | |
| 25 | The king answered, 'No, my son, we must not all come and be a burden to you.' Absalom pressed him, but David was still unwilling to go and dismissed him with his blessing. | וַיֹּאמֶר הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶל־אַבְשָׁלֹום אַל־בְּנִי אַל־נָא נֵלֵךְ כֻּלָּנוּ וְלֹא נִכְבַּד עָלֶיךָ וַיִּפְרָץ־בֹּו וְלֹא־אָבָה לָלֶכֶת וַיְבָרֲכֵהוּ׃ | |
| 26 | But Absalom said, 'If you cannot, may my brother Amnon come with us?' 'Why should he go with you?' the king asked; | וַיֹּאמֶר אַבְשָׁלֹום וָלֹא יֵלֶךְ־נָא אִתָּנוּ אַמְנֹון אָחִי וַיֹּאמֶר לֹו הַמֶּלֶךְ לָמָּה יֵלֵךְ עִמָּךְ׃ | |
| 27 | but Absalom pressed him again, so he let Amnon and all the other princes go with him. Then Absalom prepared a feast fit for a king. | וַיִּפְרָץ־בֹּו אַבְשָׁלֹום וַיִּשְׁלַח אִתֹּו אֶת־אַמְנֹון וְאֵת כָּל־בְּנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ׃ ס | |
| 28 | He gave his servants these orders: 'Bide your time, and when Amnon is merry with wine I shall say to you, "Strike." Then kill Amnon. You have nothing to fear, these are my orders; be bold and resolute.' | וַיְצַו אַבְשָׁלֹום אֶת־נְעָרָיו לֵאמֹר רְאוּ נָא כְּטֹוב לֵב־אַמְנֹון בַּיַּיִן וְאָמַרְתִּי אֲלֵיכֶם הַכּוּ אֶת־אַמְנֹון וַהֲמִתֶּם אֹתֹו אַל־תִּירָאוּ הֲלֹוא כִּי אָנֹכִי צִוִּיתִי אֶתְכֶם חִזְקוּ וִהְיוּ לִבְנֵי־חָיִל׃ | |
| 29 | Absalom's servants did as he had told them, whereupon all the king's sons mounted their mules in haste and set off for home. | וַיַּעֲשׂוּ נַעֲרֵי אַבְשָׁלֹום לְאַמְנֹון כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה אַבְשָׁלֹום וַיָּקֻמוּ כָּל־בְּנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיִּרְכְּבוּ אִישׁ עַל־פִּרְדֹּו וַיָּנֻסוּ׃ | |
| 30 | While they were on their way, a rumour reached David that Absalom had murdered all the royal princes and that not one was left alive. | וַיְהִי הֵמָּה בַדֶּרֶךְ וְהַשְּׁמֻעָה בָאָה אֶל־דָּוִד לֵאמֹר הִכָּה אַבְשָׁלֹום אֶת־כָּל־בְּנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ וְלֹא־נֹותַר מֵהֶם אֶחָד׃ ס | |
| 31 | The king stood up and rent his clothes and then threw himself on the ground; all his servants were standing round him with their clothes rent. | וַיָּקָם הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיִּקְרַע אֶת־בְּגָדָיו וַיִּשְׁכַּב אָרְצָה וְכָל־עֲבָדָיו נִצָּבִים קְרֻעֵי בְגָדִים׃ ס | |
| 32 | Then Jonadab, son of David's brother Shimeah, said, 'Your majesty must not think that they have killed all the young princes; only Amnon is dead; Absalom has looked black ever since Amnon ravished his sister Tamar. | וַיַּעַן יֹונָדָב בֶּן־שִׁמְעָה אֲחִי־דָוִד וַיֹּאמֶר אַל־יֹאמַר אֲדֹנִי אֵת כָּל־הַנְּעָרִים בְּנֵי־הַמֶּלֶךְ הֵמִיתוּ כִּי־אַמְנֹון לְבַדֹּו מֵת כִּי־עַל־פִּי אַבְשָׁלֹום הָיְתָה שׂוּמָה מִיֹּום עַנֹּתֹו אֵת תָּמָר אֲחֹתֹו׃ | |
| 33 | Your majesty must not pay attention to a mere rumour that all the princes are dead; only Amnon is dead.' | וְעַתָּה אַל־יָשֵׂם אֲדֹנִי הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶל־לִבֹּו דָּבָר לֵאמֹר כָּל־בְּנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ מֵתוּ כִּי־אִם־אַמְנֹון לְבַדֹּו מֵת׃ ף | |
| 34 | Absalom made good his escape. Meanwhile the sentry looked up and saw a crowd of people coming down the hill from the direction of Horonaim prob. rdg, Heb from a road behind him. He came and reported to the king, 'I see men coming down the hill from Horonaim.' | וַיִּבְרַח אַבְשָׁלֹום וַיִּשָּׂא הַנַּעַר הַצֹּפֶה אֶת־כ= עֵינֹו ק= עֵינָיו וַיַּרְא וְהִנֵּה עַם־רַב הֹלְכִים מִדֶּרֶךְ אַחֲרָיו מִצַּד הָהָר׃ | |
| 35 | Then Jonadab said to the king, 'Here come the royal princes, just as I said they would.' | וַיֹּאמֶר יֹונָדָב אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ הִנֵּה בְנֵי־הַמֶּלֶךְ בָּאוּ כִּדְבַר עַבְדְּךָ כֵּן הָיָה׃ | |
| 36 | As he finished speaking, the princes came in and broke into loud lamentations; the king and all his servants also wept bitterly. | וַיְהִי כְּכַלֹּתֹו לְדַבֵּר וְהִנֵּה בְנֵי־הַמֶּלֶךְ בָּאוּ וַיִּשְׂאוּ קֹולָם וַיִּבְכּוּ וְגַם־הַמֶּלֶךְ וְכָל־עֲבָדָיו בָּכוּ בְּכִי גָּדֹול מְאֹד׃ | |
| 37 | But Absalom went to take refuge with Talmai son of Ammihur king of Geshur; and for a long while the king mourned for Amnon. | וְאַבְשָׁלֹום בָּרַח וַיֵּלֶךְ אֶל־תַּלְמַי בֶּן־כ= עַמִּיחוּר ק= עַמִּיהוּד מֶלֶךְ גְּשׁוּר וַיִּתְאַבֵּל עַל־בְּנֹו כָּל־הַיָּמִים׃ | |
| 38 | Absalom, having escaped to Geshur, stayed there for three years; | וְאַבְשָׁלֹום בָּרַח וַיֵּלֶךְ גְּשׁוּר וַיְהִי־שָׁם שָׁלֹשׁ שָׁנִים׃ | |
| 39 | and David's heart went out to him with longing, for he became reconciled to the death of Amnon. | וַתְּכַל דָּוִד הַמֶּלֶךְ לָצֵאת אֶל־אַבְשָׁלֹום כִּי־נִחַם עַל־אַמְנֹון כִּי־מֵת׃ ס | |