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32 But Jonadab, the son of David's brother Shammah, said, “Your Majesty, they haven't killed all your sons. Only Amnon is dead. You could tell by looking at Absalom that he had made up his mind to do this from the time that Amnon raped his sister Tamar. 33 So don't believe the news that all your sons are dead; only Amnon was killed.”

34 In the meantime Absalom had fled.

Just then the soldier on sentry duty saw a large crowd coming down the hill on the road from Horonaim.[a] He went to the king and reported what he had seen.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 13:34 Probable text from Horonaim; Hebrew behind him.
  2. 2 Samuel 13:34 One ancient translation He went … had seen; Hebrew does not have these words.

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