2Sa 13:39 Cross References

2 Samuel 13:39

39: And David, now reconciled to Amnon's death, longed to be reunited with his son Absalom.

And Isaac brought Rebekah into his mother's tent, and she became his wife. He loved her very much, and she was a special comfort to him after the death of his mother.

His family all tried to comfort him, but it was no use. "I will die in mourning for my son," he would say, and then begin to weep.

In the course of time Judah's wife died. After the time of mourning was over, Judah and his friend Hirah the Adullamite went to Timnah to supervise the shearing of his sheep.

I know you feel you must go, and you long intensely for your childhood home, but why have you stolen my household gods?"

I long, yes, I faint with longing to enter the courts of the LORD. With my whole being, body and soul, I will shout joyfully to the living God.

You will watch as your sons and daughters are taken away as slaves. Your heart will break as you long for them, but nothing you do will help.

But when David saw them whispering, he realized what had happened. "Is the baby dead?" he asked. "Yes," they replied.
Then David got up from the ground, washed himself, put on lotions, and changed his clothes. Then he went to the Tabernacle and worshiped the LORD. After that, he returned to the palace and ate.
His advisers were amazed. "We don't understand you," they told him. "While the baby was still living, you wept and refused to eat. But now that the baby is dead, you have stopped your mourning and are eating again."
David replied, "I fasted and wept while the child was alive, for I said, `Perhaps the LORD will be gracious to me and let the child live.'
But why should I fast when he is dead? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him one day, but he cannot return to me."

Now I am sending him home again, for he has been longing to see you, and he was very distressed that you heard he was ill.

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