31. The king got up, tore his garments, and lay on the ground. All his servants stood near him, their garments torn as well.
32. But Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah, said, "My master shouldn’t think that all the young princes have been killed—only Amnon is dead. This has been Absalom’s plan ever since the day Amnon raped his sister Tamar.
33. So don’t let this bother you, my master; don’t think that all the princes are dead, because only Amnon is dead,
34. and Absalom has fled." Just then the young man on watch looked up and saw many people coming on the road behind him alongside the mountain.
35. Jonadab told the king, "Look, the princes are coming, just as I, your servant, said they would."
36. When Jonadab finished speaking, the princes arrived. They broke into loud crying, and the king and his servants cried hard as well.
37. Meanwhile, Absalom had fled and gone to Geshur’s King Talmai, Ammihud’s son. David mourned for his son a long time.