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30 While they were still on the road, this rumor came to David: “Absalom has struck down all of the king’s sons and none of them has survived.” 31 David arose, ripped his clothes in anguish,[a] and collapsed to the ground while all of his staff stood by with their own clothes torn.

32 But David’s brother Shimeah’s son Jonadab reported, “Your majesty, don’t assume they’ve killed all of the young men—the king’s sons—only Amnon has died, since that was Absalom’s intention from the day Amnon raped[b] his sister Tamar.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 13:31 The Heb. lacks in anguish
  2. 2 Samuel 13:32 Lit. humiliated