2 Samuel 13:25

25 —No, hijo mío —le respondió el rey—. No debemos ir todos, pues te seríamos una carga.Absalón insistió, pero el rey no quiso ir; sin embargo, le dio su bendición.

2 Samuel 13:25 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 13:25

And the king said to Absalom, nay, my son, let us not all now
go
He did not object to the invitation entirely, he was willing some of the family should go, but not all; it seems probable that he particularly excepted himself and his eldest son, the heir to his crown, for the reason following:

lest we be chargeable unto thee;
one or two persons more, supposing them to be private persons, would have added but little to the expense, if any; but as David was a king, he must have come with the retinue of a king, with a large number of servants and guards, and must be entertained as such; and Amnon, his eldest son, and heir apparent to the crown, must make a figure suitable to his quality, which would have considerably raised the expense; and perhaps Absalom's estate he had to live upon might be but small, which David knew, and therefore chose not to be burdensome to him:

and he pressed him;
urged him to go; not that he expected he would, or really desired he should, but this he did to hide his intention, that he might have no suspicion of his design against Amnon; or otherwise he might think he would not have been so pressing upon him to go with him:

howbeit he would not go, but blessed him;
thanked him for the invitation he gave him, and wished him much happiness and pleasure at his entertainment with his friends.

2 Samuel 13:25 In-Context

23 Pasados dos años, Absalón convidó a todos los hijos del rey a un banquete en Baal Jazor, cerca de la frontera de Efraín, donde sus hombres estaban esquilando ovejas.

24 Además, se presentó ante el rey y le dijo:—Su Majestad, este siervo suyo tiene esquiladores trabajando. Le ruego venir con su corte.

25 —No, hijo mío —le respondió el rey—. No debemos ir todos, pues te seríamos una carga.Absalón insistió, pero el rey no quiso ir; sin embargo, le dio su bendición.

26 Entonces Absalón le dijo:—Ya que Su Majestad no viene, ¿por qué no permite que nos acompañe mi hermano Amnón?—¿Y para qué va a ir contigo? —le preguntó el rey.

27 Pero tanto insistió Absalón que el rey dejó que Amnón y sus otros hijos fueran con Absalón.