KJV King James Version
Now therefore let not my lord the king take the thing to his heart, to think that all the king’s sons are dead: for Amnon only is dead.
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2 Samuel 13:33
Now therefore let not my lord the king take the thing to his heart, to think that all the king’s sons are dead: for Amnon only is dead.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
So now, my lord the king, do not take to heart the report that all the sons of the king are dead. Only Amnon is dead.”
WEB World English Bible
Now therefore don’t let my lord the king take the thing to his heart, to think that all the king’s sons are dead; for Amnon only is dead.”
ASV American Standard Version
Now therefore let not my lord the king take the thing to his heart, to think that all the king’s sons are dead; for Amnon only is dead.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and now, let not my lord the king lay unto his heart the word, saying, All the sons of the king have died, for Amnon alone is dead.’
Surrounding context — 2 Samuel 13
30 And it came to pass, while they were in the way, that tidings came to David, saying, Absalom hath slain all the king’s sons, and there is not one of them left.
31 Then the king arose, and tare his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their clothes rent.
32 And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David’s brother, answered and said, Let not my lord suppose [that] they have slain all the young men the king’s sons; for Amnon only is dead: for by the appointment of Absalom this hath been determined from the day that he forced his sister Tamar.
33 Now therefore let not my lord the king take the thing to his heart, to think that all the king’s sons are dead: for Amnon only is dead.
34 But Absalom fled. And the young man that kept the watch lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came much people by the way of the hill side behind him.
35 And Jonadab said unto the king, Behold, the king’s sons come: as thy servant said, so it is.
36 And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of speaking, that, behold, the king’s sons came, and lifted up their voice and wept: and the king also and all his servants wept very sore.
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וְעַתָּ֡הH6258 · at.tahnowאַל־H408 · alnotיָשֵׂם֩H7760 · sumto set: makeאֲדֹנִ֨יH113 · a.donlordהַמֶּ֤לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)לִבּוֹ֙H3820 · levheartדָּבָ֣רH1697 · da.varwordלֵאמֹ֔רH559 · a.marto sayכָּל־H3605 · kolallבְּנֵ֥יH1121 · benson: childהַמֶּ֖לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingמֵ֑תוּH4191 · mutto dieכִּֽי־H3588 · kiforאַמְנ֥וֹןH550 · am.nonAmnonלְבַדּ֖וֹH905 · badalone: poleמֵֽת׃ פH4191 · mutto die
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