2 Samuel 13:3

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother: and Jonadab was a very subtil man.

A friend

Proverbs 19:6

Shimeah

2 Samuel 13:32

1 Samuel 16:9

Subtil man

James 3:15

Bible References

A friend

It happened at that time that Judah went down from his brothers and turned aside to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.

And Samson's wife was given to his companion, who had been his best man.

Nevertheless, Haman restrained himself and went home, and he sent and brought his friends and his wife Zeresh.

And Haman told his wife Zeresh and all his friends everything that had happened to him. Then his wise men and his wife Zeresh said to him, "If Mordecai, before whom you have begun to fall, is of the Jewish people, you will not overcome him but will surely fall before him."

Many seek the favor of a generous man, and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts.

Shimeah

But Jonadab the son of Shimeah, David's brother, said, "Let not my lord suppose that they have killed all the young men, the king's sons, for Amnon alone is dead. For by the command of Absalom this has been determined from the day he violated his sister Tamar.

Then Jesse made Shammah pass by. And he said, "Neither has the LORD chosen this one."

Subtil man

And Joab sent to Tekoa and brought from there a wise woman and said to her, "Pretend to be a mourner and put on mourning garments. Do not anoint yourself with oil, but behave like a woman who has been mourning many days for the dead.

Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, "Did God actually say, 'You shall not eat of any tree in the garden'?"

"For my people are foolish; they know me not; they are stupid children; they have no understanding. They are 'wise'--in doing evil! But how to do good they know not."

For the wisdom of this world is folly with God. For it is written, "He catches the wise in their craftiness,"

This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.