2 Samuel 13:29

Upon his mule - So in 1 Kings 1:33, 1 Kings 1:38 the mule is the royal animal on which David himself rides. In 2 Samuel 18:9 Absalom rides upon a mule.

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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 13. Amnon, Tamar, and Absalom (J). 2 Samuel 13:1-22 . Amnon, David's eldest son, forces his half-sister, Tamar, the full sister of Ab...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

as . according as. mule . First occurrence. Not Genesis 36:24 . See note there.
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And the servants of Absalom did unto Amnon as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king's sons arose, and every man gat him up upon his mule, and fled...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And the servants of Absalom did unto Amnon as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king's sons arose, and every man gat him up upon his mule, and...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Crime of Amnon, and Absalom's Vengeance This narrative and the history of Absalom's rebellion is omitted in Chronicles.
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

As Absalom had commanded. — It was quite customary for the servants of a prince to obey his orders without question, leaving the entire responsibil...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XVII. ABSALOM AND AMNON. 2 Samuel 13:1-37 . LIVING sorrow, says the proverb, is worse than a dead. The dead sorrow had been very griev...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Absalom Flees While David Mourns 2 Samuel 13:28-39 For two years Absalom nursed his anger. Time did not alter his resolve, though it lulled to...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The story of Amnon's sin is of a sin committed by a child of David similar to his own. When the story was told to him, we are told that he was wroth....
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(22) And Absalom spake unto his brother Amnon neither good nor bad: for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar. (23) And it came...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the servants of Absalom did unto Amnon as Absalom had commanded ,.... They smote him, and killed him, when he gave the word: then all the king...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

And the servants of Absalom did unto Amnon as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king's sons arose, and every man gat him up upon his mule, and fled...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

When Amnon's heart is merry When he least suspects, and will be most unable to prevent the evil. Have not I commanded you? I who am the king's s...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

WICKEDNESS INVADING DAVID'S FAMILY David did not have to wait long to see the sad governmental results of his sin begin to be manifest in his own...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Plot Against Amnon. B. C. 1032. ...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Mules were in use amongst the Israelites. See 1 Kings 1:33 . For though they might not promote such mixed kinds of procreation, Leviticus 19:19...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 2 Samuel 13:1 . “Absalom” and “Tamar” were the children of Maacha, and “Amnon” was David’s eldest son by Ahi...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 13:2 . He fell sick for his sister Tamar. Most young men who have come to ruin, have followed some blind and impetuous passion. 2 Samue...
The Biblical Illustrator

Absalom the son of David had a fair sister. The wickedness of Amnon No other book but the Bible dare have inserted such a chronicle as this and...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 2 Samuel 13:1 After this. This phrase, as we have seen on 2 Samuel 10:1 , has little chronological force, but the date of the...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Absalom's Revenge
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And the servants of Absalom did unto Amnon, in the course of the festival meal, as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king's sons arose, and every...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 1:33 ; 1 Kings 21:11-13 ; 1 Samuel 22:18 ; 1 Samuel 22:19 ; 2 Kings 1:9-12 ; 2 Samuel 18:9 ; Genesis 36:24 ; Leviticus 19:19 ; Micah...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Commanded — Now the threatened sword is drawn in David's house, which will not depart from it. His eldest son falls by it, thro' his own wickedness...

²⁹ And the servants of Absalom did unto Amnon as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king's sons arose, and every man gat him up upon his mule, and fled.

Related Commentaries of 2 Samuel 13:29

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

2 Samuel 13:29