37 And Absalom hath fled, and goeth unto Talmai, son of Ammihud, king of Geshur, and 'David' mourneth for his son all the days. 38 And Absalom hath fled, and goeth to Geshur, and is there three years; 39 and 'the soul of' king David determineth to go out unto Absalom, for he hath been comforted for Amnon, for 'he is' 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.