30. While they were on their way home, David was told: “Absalom has killed all your sons — not one of them is left!”
31. The king stood up, tore his clothes in sorrow, and threw himself to the ground. The servants who were there with him tore their clothes also.
32. But Jonadab, the son of David's brother Shammah, said, “Your Majesty, they haven't killed all your sons. Only Amnon is dead. You could tell by looking at Absalom that he had made up his mind to do this from the time that Amnon raped his sister Tamar.
33. So don't believe the news that all your sons are dead; only Amnon was killed.”
34. In the meantime Absalom had fled.Just then the soldier on sentry duty saw a large crowd coming down the hill on the road from Horonaim. He went to the king and reported what he had seen.
35. Jonadab said to David, “Those are your sons coming, just as I said they would.”