2 Samuel 13:37

Contextual Overview

³⁰While they were on the way, a report reached David: “Absalom struck down all the king’s sons; not even one of them survived!” ³⁰ It happened, while they were in the way, that the news came to David, saying, Avshalom has slain all the king's sons, and there is not one of them left. ³⁰ And it came to pass, while they were in the way, that tidings came to David, saying, Absalom hath slain all the king's sons, and there is not one of them left. ³⁰ While they were on the way, the message came to David, "Absalom has killed all the sons of the king, and not one of them was left." ³⁰ While they were on the way, news came to David, "Absalom has struck down all the king's sons, and not one of them is left." ³⁰ While the king's sons were on their way, the news came to David, "Absalom has killed all of the king's sons! Not one of them is left alive!" ³⁰ While they were still on their way, the following report reached David: "Absalom has killed all the king's sons; not one of them is left!" ³⁰Now it happened while they were on the way [back home], that the [exaggerated] report came to David, "Absalom has killed all the king's sons, and not one of them is left." ³⁰ Now it was while they were on the way that the report came to David, saying, "Absalom has struck and killed all the king's sons, and not one of them is left." ³⁰ And while they were in the way, tydings came to Dauid, saying, Absalom hath slaine al the Kings sonnes, & there is not one of them left.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Absalom fled: As Absalom had committed wilful murder, he could not avail himself of a city of refuge; but went to Talmai, king of Geshur, his maternal grandfather.

Talmai: 2 Samuel 3:3, 1 Chronicles 3:2

Ammihud: or, Ammihur

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 3:14 - Geshuri Joshua 12:5 - unto the Joshua 13:2 - Geshuri Joshua 13:13 - expelled 1 Samuel 27:8 - the Geshurites 2 Samuel 14:13 - in that the king 2 Samuel 14:23 - Geshur 2 Samuel 15:8 - Geshur

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But Absalom fled,.... As before related, but here repeated for the sake of what follows:

and went to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur: his mother's father, see 2 Samuel 3:3, where he might hope for protection and safety:

and [David] mourned for his son every day; or "all the days" q, i.e. of the three years Absalom was in Geshur, about the end of which he was comforted concerning Amnon, as the following verses show. Some think it was for Absalom he mourned, but rather for Amnon. The reason why he mourned for him, when he did not for his child by Bathsheba, who died, because that was an infant, this a grown man, and heir to his crown, and was slain by the sword of his brother, and so fulfilled a threatening to himself on account of his own sin, which, hereby no doubt, was brought fresh to his mind.

q כל הימים "cunctis diebus", V. L. "omnibus diebus", Pagninus, Montanus.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the marginal reference.

Ammihur (see the margin) is found as a Punic name.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Samuel 13:37. Absalom fled — As he had committed wilful murder, he could not avail himself of a city of refuge, and was therefore obliged to leave the land of Israel, and take refuge with Talmai, king of Geshur, his grandfather by his mother's side. See 2 Samuel 3:3.