What does 2 Samuel 13:33 mean?
ESV: Now therefore let not my lord the king so take it to heart as to suppose that all the king 's sons are dead, for Amnon alone is dead."
NIV: My lord the king should not be concerned about the report that all the king’s sons are dead. Only Amnon is dead."
NASB: So now, may my lord the king not take the report to heart, claiming, ‘all the king’s sons are dead’; but only Amnon is dead.'
CSB: So now, my lord the king, don’t take seriously the report that says all the king’s sons are dead. Only Amnon is dead."
NLT: No, my lord the king, your sons aren’t all dead! It was only Amnon.'
KJV: 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.
NKJV: 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 only Amnon is dead.”
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Second Samuel continues the story of David, who will become king over Judah. The other tribes of Israel are resistant, eventually sparking a civil war. David wins and makes Jerusalem his capital. Early success is followed by moral failure and controversy in David's house. The book of 1 Kings will begin by detailing David's decline and death.
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