2 Samuel 13:30 meaning and explanation

While they were on the way, a report reached David: “Absalom has struck down all the sons of the king; not one of them is left!”

2 Samuel 13:30, Berean Standard Bible

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The report reaches David while the king's sons are still traveling home, so the panic spreads faster than the truth. Absalom has indeed ordered Amnon killed at his sheep shearing feast, but the messenger's claim that all the king's sons are dead is false.

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