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2 Samuel 13:39

NETBible	The king longed¹ to go to Absalom, for he had since been consoled over the death of Amnon.²
NIV © biblegateway 2Sa 13:39	And the spirit of the king longed to go to Absalom, for he was consoled concerning Amnon’s death.
NASB © biblegateway 2Sa 13:39	The heart of King David longed to go out to Absalom; for he was comforted concerning Amnon, since he was dead.
NLT © biblegateway 2Sa 13:39	And David, now reconciled to Amnon’s death, longed to be reunited with his son Absalom.
MSG © biblegateway 2Sa 13:39	The king finally gave up trying to get back at Absalom. He had come to terms with Amnon's death.
BBE © SABDAweb 2Sa 13:39	And the heart of David was wasted with desire for Absalom: for he was comforted for the death of Amnon.
NRSV © bibleoremus 2Sa 13:39	And the heart of the king went out, yearning for Absalom; for he was now consoled over the death of Amnon.
NKJV © biblegateway 2Sa 13:39	And King David longed to go to Absalom. For he had been comforted concerning Amnon, because he was dead.
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KJV	And [the soul of] king <04428> David <01732> longed <03615> (8762) to go forth <03318> (8800) unto Absalom <053>_: for he was comforted <05162> (8738) concerning Amnon <0550>_, seeing he was dead <04191> (8804)_. {longed: or, was consumed}
NASB © biblegateway 2Sa 13:39	The heart of King <04428> David <01732> longed <03615> to go <03318> out to Absalom <053> ; for he was comforted <05162> concerning <05921> Amnon <0550> , since <03588> he was dead <04191> .
LXXM	kai <2532> CONJ ekopasen <2869> V-AAI-3S to <3588> T-ASN pneuma <4151> N-ASN tou <3588> T-GSM basilewv <935> N-GSM tou <3588> T-GSN exelyein <1831> V-AAN opisw <3694> ADV abessalwm {N-PRI} oti <3754> CONJ pareklhyh <3870> V-API-3S epi <1909> PREP amnwn {N-PRI} oti <3754> CONJ apeyanen <599> V-AAI-3S
NET [draft] ITL	The king <04428> longed <03615> to go <03318> to <0413> Absalom <053> , for <03588> he <01732> had since been consoled <05162> over <05921> the death <04191> of Amnon <0550> .
HEBREW	o tm <04191> yk <03588> Nwnma <0550> le <05921> Mxn <05162> yk <03588> Mwlsba <053> la <0413> taul <03318> Klmh <04428> dwd <01732> lktw (13:39) <03615>

NETBible

The king longed¹ to go to Absalom, for he had since been consoled over the death of Amnon.²

NET Notes

¹tc The translation follows 4QSam^a in reading רוּחַ הַמֶּלֶךְ (ruakh hammelekh, “the spirit of the king”) rather than the MT דָּוִד הַמֶּלֶךְ (david hammelekh, “David the king”). The understanding reflected in the translation above is that David, though alienated during this time from his son Absalom, still had an abiding love and concern for him. He longed for reconciliation with him. A rather different interpretation of the verse supposes that David’s interest in taking military action against Absalom grew slack with the passing of time, and this in turn enabled David’s advisers to encourage him toward reconciliation with Absalom. For the latter view, see P. K. McCarter, II Samuel (AB), 344, and cf. CEV.

²tn Heb “was consoled over Amnon, because he was dead.”