Jonadab: 2Sa 13:3-5
Shimeah: 1Sa 16:9, Shammah
David's brother: This was a very bad man: he had given his cousin Amnon the most detestable advice; and here speaks coolly of a most bloody tragedy of which he had been the cause.
appointment: Heb. mouth
determined: or, settled, Gen 27:41, Psa 7:14, Pro 24:11, Pro 24:12
Reciprocal: 1Sa 17:13 - Shammah Ecc 7:9 - anger