2 Samuel 13:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Samuel 13:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Samuel 13:3 is a verse from the book of 2 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother: and Jonadab was a very subtil man." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Samuel 13:3 — KJV
“But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother: and Jonadab was a very subtil man.”
— 2 Samuel 13:3 (KJV)
2 Samuel 13:3 in Context — About the Book of 2 Samuel
2 Samuel covers David's reign — his triumphs, his devastating fall with Bathsheba, and his raw, honest walk back to God. It shows that even a man after God's own heart needs mercy, and that God's covenant love survives our worst chapters.
Cross-References for 2 Samuel 13:3
“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. appointment: Heb. mouth determined: or, settled”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 13:3: amnon, jonadab, son
“And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 13:3: amnon, whose, name
“And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 13:3: whose, name, son
“Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehemjudah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 13:3: whose, name, son
“And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came. he came forth...: or, he still came forth and cursed”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 13:3: whose, name, son
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