3But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David's brother; and Jonadab was a very subtle man.


In Context

1 It happened after this, that Absalom the son of David had a beautiful sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.

2 Amnon was so troubled that he fell sick because of his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and it seemed hard to Amnon to do anything to her.

3 But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David's brother; and Jonadab was a very subtle man.

4 He said to him, |Why, son of the king, are you so sad from day to day? Won't you tell me?| Amnon said to him, |I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister.|

5 Jonadab said to him, |Lay down on your bed, and pretend to be sick. When your father comes to see you, tell him, 'Please let my sister Tamar come and give me bread to eat, and dress the food in my sight, that I may see it, and eat it from her hand.'|

2 Samuel 13:3 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

13:3Now Amnon had a friend named Jonadab son of Shimeah, David's brother. Jonadab was a very shrewd man.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:3But Amnon had a friend, whose name [was] Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David’s brother: and Jonadab [was] a very subtil man.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

13:3Now Amnon had a friend, named Jonadab the son of Semmaa the brother of David, a very wise man:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

13:3But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David's brother; and Jonadab was a very subtle man.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:3And Amnon had a friend whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother; and Jonadab was a very shrewd man.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

13:3But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother: and Jonadab was a very subtil man.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:3But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother: and Jonadab was a very subtil man.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

13:3And Amnon hath a friend, and his name is Jonadab, son of Shimeah, David's brother, and Jonadab is a very wise man,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:3But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother: and Jonadab was a very subtle man.