KJV ORIGINAL
And Jonadab said unto the king, Behold, the king’s sons come: as thy servant said, so it is.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
And Jonadab said to the king, 'Look, the king's sons are coming, just as I told you would happen.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Jonadab is confirming to King David that his prediction about the king's sons returning was correct.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs after Absalom killed his half-brother Amnon for raping their sister Tamar, then fled to a foreign land. Jonadab, David's nephew, had earlier told the distraught king that only Amnon was dead, not all his sons as first reported. Now David's other sons are returning from the feast where the murder occurred, confirming Jonadab's words.
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