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2 Samuel 13:31

King James Version (KJV)

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2 Samuel 13:31

Verse 31 of 39

Scripture focus

Then the king arose, and tare his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their clothes rent.

2 Samuel 13:31 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 2 Samuel 13:31

Theological / Devotional

Tare his garments. Exaggerated as the report was, David accepted it as true. His very hesitancy in agreeing to have his sons attend the feast suggests that he had some misgivings. In fact he consented only after urgings (see vs. 26, 27), and then probably against his better judgment. Now he believed that his worst fears had been realized and that a general massacre of all the royal princes had taken place.

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