2 Samuel 13:26
26 Then Absalom said, "If not, please let my brother Amnon come with us." The king asked him, "Why should he go with you?"
Other Translations of 2 Samuel 13:26
King James Version
26 Then said Absalom, If not, I pray thee, let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said unto him, Why should he go with thee?
English Standard Version
26 Then Absalom said, "If not, please let my brother Amnon go with us." And the king said to him, "Why should he go with you?"
The Message
26 Then Absalom said, "Well, if you won't come, at least let my brother Amnon come."
New King James Version
26 Then Absalom said, "If not, please let my brother Amnon go with us." And the king said to him, "Why should he go with you?"
New Living Translation
26 "Well, then," Absalom said, "if you can't come, how about sending my brother Amnon with us?" "Why Amnon?" the king asked.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Samuel 13:26
Commentary on 2 Samuel 13:21-29
(Read 2 Samuel 13:21-29)
Observe the aggravations of Absalom's sin: he would have Ammon slain, when least fit to go out of the world. He engaged his servants in the guilt. Those servants are ill-taught who obey wicked masters, against God's commands. Indulged children always prove crosses to godly parents, whose foolish love leads them to neglect their duty to God.