2nd Samuel Chapter 13 verse 21 Holy Bible
But when king David heard of all these things, he was very wroth.
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But when King David had news of all these things he was very angry; but he did not make trouble for Amnon his son, for he was dear to David, being his oldest son.
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And king David heard of all these things, and he was very angry.
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But when king David heard of all these things, he was very wroth.
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But when king David heard of all these things, he was very wroth.
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But when king David heard of all these things, he was very angry.
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And king David hath heard all these things, and it is very displeasing to him;
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 21. - David... was very wroth. The legal punishment for Amnon's crime was "the being cut off in the sight of the people" (Leviticus 20:17). But how could David, who had himself committed crimes for which death was the appointed penalty, carry out the law against his firstborn for following his example? Still, he might have done more than merely give Amnon words of reproof. Eli had done as much, and been punished with the death of his sons for his neglect of duty (1 Samuel 2:34). The sin of David's son had been even more heartless than theirs; and could David hope to escape the like penalty? It would have been wise to have given proof that his repentance included the suppression of the crime to which his previous conduct had given encouragement. But David was a man whose conduct was generally governed by his feelings. He was a creature of warm and often generous impulse, but his character lacked the steadiness of thoughtful and consistent purpose.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(21) He was very wroth.--The LXX. adds, "but he vexed not the spirit of Amnon his son, because he loved him, because he was his firstborn,"--which is doubtless in part the reason of David's guilty leniency. The remembrance of his own sin also tended to withhold his hand from the administration of justice. David's criminal weakness towards his children was the source of much trouble from this time to the end of his life.
