2 Samuel 13:35

35 Jonadab said to the king, “See, the king’s sons have come; it has happened just as your servant said.”

2 Samuel 13:35 in Other Translations

35 And Jonadab said unto the king, Behold, the king's sons come: as thy servant said, so it is.

35 And Jonadab said to the king, "Behold, the king's sons have come; as your servant said, so it has come about."

35 “Look!” Jonadab told the king. “There they are now! The king’s sons are coming, just as I said.”

35 Then Jonadab exclaimed to the king, "See! It's the king's sons coming, just as I said!"

35 Jonadab said to the king, "Look, the king's sons have come! It's exactly like your servant said."

2 Samuel 13:35 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 13:35

And Jonadab said to the king, behold, the king's sons come,
&c.] For as they came nearer, it was plainly discovered that they were the king's sons, seen on the side of the hill:

as thy servant said, so it is;
he seems to applaud himself, and exult at his penetration and foresight.

2 Samuel 13:35 In-Context

33 My lord the king should not be concerned about the report that all the king’s sons are dead. Only Amnon is dead.”

34 Meanwhile, Absalom had fled. Now the man standing watch looked up and saw many people on the road west of him, coming down the side of the hill. The watchman went and told the king, “I see men in the direction of Horonaim, on the side of the hill.”

35 Jonadab said to the king, “See, the king’s sons have come; it has happened just as your servant said.”

36 As he finished speaking, the king’s sons came in, wailing loudly. The king, too, and all his attendants wept very bitterly.

37 Absalom fled and went to Talmai son of Ammihud, the king of Geshur. But King David mourned many days for his son.