“While they were on the way, the news came to David, saying, “Absalom has slain all the king’s sons, and there is not one of them left!””

Reading this verse in context

This page shows one verse on its own, which is rarely how it was written. 2 Samuel 13 contains 39 verses, and the sentences either side usually decide what this one means. Read the whole chapter before you quote it.

Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.