2 Samuel 13:28

“Now Absalom had commanded his servants, etc.] Before he and his guests were set down to the entertainment: saying, mark ye now when Amnon’s heart is merry with wine; as he was determined to make him if possible, and as he supposed he would be, knowing his inclination to drink: and when I say unto you, smite Amnon, then kill him; smite him that he die, and be sure he is dead before you leave him: fear not, have not I commanded you? who am your lord, the king’s son, and will then be heir to the crown; fear not, I will protect you; let all the blame be laid to me, if any; I will be answerable for it, you have nothing to do but to obey my commands: be courageous, and be valiant; show yourselves…”

“AMNON IS SLAIN. (Sa2 13:28-36) Absalom had commanded his servants, saying . . . when Amnon's heart is merry with wine . . . kill him, fear not--On a preconcerted signal from their master, the servants, rushing upon Amnon, slew him at the table, while the rest of the brothers, horror-struck, and apprehending a general massacre, fled in affrighted haste to Jerusalem.”

“Merry - When he least suspects, and will be most unable to prevent the evil. I - I who am the king's son, and, when Amnon is gone, his heir: who therefore shall easily obtain pardon for you, and will liberally reward you. 2 Kings (2 Samuel) 13:29”

“commanded: Sa2 11:15; Exo 1:16, Exo 1:17; Sa1 22:17, Sa1 22:18; Act 5:29 heart is merry: Sa2 11:13; Gen 9:21, Gen 19:32-35; Jdg 19:6, Jdg 19:9, Jdg 19:22; Rut 3:7; Sa1 25:36-38; Kg1 20:16; Est 1:10; Psa 104:15; Ecc 9:7, Ecc 10:19; Dan 5:2-6, Dan 5:30; Nah 1:10; Luk 21:34 fear not: Num 22:16, Num 22:17; Sa1 28:10, Sa1 28:13 have not I: or, Will you not, since I have, etc. Jos 1:9 valiant: Heb. sons of valour 2 Kings (2 Samuel) 13:29”

“Absalom then commanded his servants to put Amnon to death without fear, as he had commanded, as soon as his heart should become merry with wine and he (Absalom) should tell them to smite him. The arrangement of the meal is passed over as being quite subdrdinate to the main purpose of the narrative; and the clause added by the lxx at the close of Sa2 13:27, καὶ ἐποίησεν ἈβεσσαλὼϚ πότον κατὰ τὸν τοῦ βασιλέως, is nothing more than an explanatory gloss, formed according to Sa1 25:36. The words "Have not I commanded you?" implied that Absalom would take the responsibility upon himself. 2 Kings (2 Samuel) 13:29”