2 Samuel 13:36
And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of speaking, that, behold, the king's sons came, and lifted up their voice and wept: and the king also and all his servants wept very sore .
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Gill's Exposition
And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of speaking,.... As soon as the above words were out of his mouth:
that, behold, the king's sons came: into the palace, and into the apartment…
Here is, I. The fright that David was put into by a false report brought to Jerusalem that Absalom had slain all the king's sons, Sa2 13:30. It is common for fame to make bad worse; and the first news…
The news brought to David. Absalom's flight
31. tare his garments Rent his clothes. The E. V. has introduced a distinction which does not exist in the Hebrew. Cp. ch. 2Sa 1:11.
lay on the earth Cp.…