2 Samuel 13:26

26 Então Absalão lhe disse: “Se não queres ir, permite, por favor, que o meu irmão Amnom vá conosco”.O rei perguntou: “Por que ele iria com você?”

2 Samuel 13:26 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 13:26

Then said Absalom, if not
If it is not thy pleasure to go with me, if I cannot have the honour of thy company:

I pray thee, let my brother Amnon go with us;
let me have the next mark of honour that can be given me, the presence of the king's eldest son, and heir to the crown; he seems to express affection for him, and a particular desire of his company, as if all ill will towards him was removed from him, and this would be a public declaration of reconciliation between them:

and the king said unto him, why should he go with thee?
he particularly, he more than any other; David seems to have suspected some design, and it is strange he should not; and yet if he had, it is much, notwithstanding the pressing arguments used, he should let him go; or he might think it would be more expensive to have him than the rest, and therefore asks why he should desire his company above all others.

2 Samuel 13:26 In-Context

24 Absalão foi ao rei e lhe disse: “Eu, teu servo, estou tosquiando as ovelhas e gostaria que o rei e os seus conselheiros estivessem comigo”.
25 Respondeu o rei: “Não, meu filho. Não iremos todos, pois isso seria um peso para você”. Embora Absalão insistisse, ele se recusou a ir, mas o abençoou.
26 Então Absalão lhe disse: “Se não queres ir, permite, por favor, que o meu irmão Amnom vá conosco”.O rei perguntou: “Por que ele iria com você?”
27 Mas Absalão insistiu tanto que o rei acabou deixando que Amnom e os seus outros filhos fossem com ele.
28 Absalão ordenou aos seus homens: “Ouçam! Quando Amnom estiver embriagado de vinho e eu disser: ‘Matem Amnom!’, vocês o matarão. Não tenham medo; eu assumo a responsabilidade. Sejam fortes e corajosos!”
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