The Meaning of 2 Samuel 13:39 Explained

2 Samuel 13:39

KJV: And the soul of king David longed to go forth unto Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.

YLT: and the soul of king David determineth to go out unto Absalom, for he hath been comforted for Amnon, for he is dead.

Darby: And king David longed to go forth to Absalom; for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.

ASV: And the soul of king David longed to go forth unto Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And [the soul of] king  David  longed  to go forth  unto Absalom:  for he was comforted  concerning Amnon,  seeing he was dead. 

What does 2 Samuel 13:39 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Samuel 13:28-39 - Absalom Flees While David Mourns
For two years Absalom nursed his anger. Time did not alter his resolve, though it lulled to sleep any suspicion that might have been excited if he had taken immediate steps to get Amnon into his power. Then came the festival of a sheep-shearing, the enticement of Amnon from the shelter of the palace and his murder, the rumor that reached David, and the flight of the murderer to his mother's father, Talmai, the king of Geshur. Of course, if David had insisted upon his surrender, Absalom would have had to be handed over for punishment; but again, the memory of his own sin withheld David's hand. Had he not treacherously plotted Uriah's death! How could he punish the avenger of a sister's wrong! His own sin had come home to roost.
The punishment of sin is much more swift and certain than many seem to suppose, not only in the next life, but also in this. We need not climb the throne to exercise vengeance. That is God's part, and it is carried out by the inevitable working of law. What a man sows, he is invariably called to reap. [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Samuel 13

1  Amnon loving Tamar, by Jonadab's counsel feigning himself sick, ravishes her
15  He hates her, and shamefully turns her away
19  Absalom entertains her, and conceals his purpose
23  At a sheep-shearing among all the king's sons, he kills Amnon
31  David grieving at the news, is comforted by Jonadab
37  Absalom flies to Talmai at Geshur

What do the individual words in 2 Samuel 13:39 mean?

And longed David King to go to Absalom for he had been comforted concerning Amnon because he was dead -
וַתְּכַל֙ דָּוִ֣ד הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ לָצֵ֖את אֶל־ אַבְשָׁל֑וֹם כִּֽי־ נִחַ֥ם עַל־ אַמְנ֖וֹן כִּֽי־ מֵֽת ס

וַתְּכַל֙  And  longed 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: כָּלָה  
Sense: to accomplish, cease, consume, determine, end, fail, finish, be complete, be accomplished, be ended, be at an end, be finished, be spent.
דָּוִ֣ד  David 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּוִד  
Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ  King 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.
לָצֵ֖את  to  go 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: יׄוצֵאת 
Sense: to go out, come out, exit, go forth.
אַבְשָׁל֑וֹם  Absalom 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֲבִישָׁלֹום 
Sense: father-in-law of Rehoboam.
נִחַ֥ם  he  had  been  comforted 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: נָחַם  
Sense: to be sorry, console oneself, repent, regret, comfort, be comforted.
עַל־  concerning 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
אַמְנ֖וֹן  Amnon 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֲמִינׄון 
Sense: oldest son of David, rapist of Tamar, slain by Absalom.
כִּֽי־  because 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: כִּי 
Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since.
מֵֽת  he  was  dead 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: מוּת  
Sense: to die, kill, have one executed.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation