Then Absalom said, “If not, pray let my brother Amnon go with us.” And the king said to him, “Why should he go with you?”
2 Samuel 13:27 - Revised Standard Version CI But Absalom pressed him until he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him. Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But Absalom pressed him, that he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But Absalom urged him, and he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him. American Standard Version (1901) But Absalom pressed him, and he let Amnon and all the king’s sons go with him. Common English Bible But Absalom urged him until he sent Amnon and all the other princes. Then Absalom made a banquet fit for a king. Catholic Public Domain Version But Absalom pressed him, and so he sent with him Amnon and all the sons of the king. And Absalom made a feast, like the feast of a king. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But Absalom pressed him, so that he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him. And Absalom made a feast as it were the feast of a king. |
Then Absalom said, “If not, pray let my brother Amnon go with us.” And the king said to him, “Why should he go with you?”
Then Absalom commanded his servants, “Mark when Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and when I say to you, ‘Strike Amnon,’ then kill him. Fear not; have I not commanded you? Be courageous and be valiant.”