2 Samuel 13:35

35 Then Jonadab told the king, "The king's sons have come. It's just as I 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 You shouldn't burden your heart with the idea that all the king's sons are dead, Your Majesty. Only Amnon is dead.

34 Absalom has fled." When the servant who kept watch looked up, he saw many people coming down the road beside the mountain west of him.

35 Then Jonadab told the king, "The king's sons have come. It's just as I said."

36 When he finished speaking, the king's sons arrived and cried loudly. The king and all his men also cried very bitterly.

37 Absalom, however, fled to Geshur's King Talmai, Ammihud's son. But the king mourned for his son Amnon every day.