37 Now Absalom fled and went to Talmai the son of Ammihud , the king of Geshur . And David mourned for his son every day . 38 So Absalom had fled and gone to Geshur , and was there three years . 39 The heart of King David longed to go out to Absalom ; for he was comforted concerning Amnon , since he was dead .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Samuel 13:37-39
Commentary on 2 Samuel 13:30-39
(Read 2 Samuel 13:30-39)
Jonadab was as guilty of Ammon's death, as of his sin; such false friends do they prove, who counsel us to do wickedly. Instead of loathing Absalom as a murderer, David, after a time, longed to go forth to him. This was David's infirmity: God saw something in his heart that made a difference, else we should have thought that he, as much as Eli, honoured his sons more than God.