3But Amnon had a friend whose name was Jonadab, the son of 13:3 In 1 Sam 16:9, Shammah; in 1 Chr 2:13, ShimeaShimeah, David’s brother; and Jonadab was a very clever man.
3Now Amnon had a friend named Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah.13:3 Shimeah is a variant of Shammah, Shimea, and Shimei; see 1 Samuel 16:9, 2 Samuel 21:21, and 1 Chronicles 2:13. Jonadab was a very shrewd man,