2 Samuel 13:26
“Then said Absalom, If not, I pray thee, let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said unto him, Why should he go with thee?”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Then said Absalom, if not,.... If it is not thy pleasure to go with me, if I cannot have the honour of thy company:
I…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
He mentions Amnon as being the king’s first-born. If he could not have the king’s company, let him at least have that of…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Let my brother Amnon go - He urged this with the more plausibility, because Amnon was the first-born, and presumptive…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Samuel 13:21-29
What Solomon says of the beginning of strife is as true of the beginning of all sin, it is as the letting forth of…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
let my brother Amnon go If David would not go himself, at least he might send his eldest son as his representative.…
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