2 Samuel 13:35

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

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 Now therefore let not my lord the king take the thing to his heart, to think that all the king's sons are dead : for Amnon only is dead .

34 But Absalom fled . And the young man that kept the watch lifted up his eyes, and looked , and, behold, there came much people by the way of the hill side behind him.

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

36 And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of speaking , that, behold, the king's sons came , and lifted up their voice and wept : and the king also and all his servants wept very sore .

37 But Absalom fled , and went to Talmai, the son of Ammihud , king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day.