2 Samuel 13:1

2 Samuel 13:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.
• New International Version (NIV)In the course of time, Amnon son of David fell in love with Tamar, the beautiful sister of Absalom son of David.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now Absalom, David's son, had a beautiful sister, whose name was Tamar. And after a time Amnon, David's son, loved her.
• New King James Version (NKJV)After this Absalom the son of David had a lovely sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.

Context of 2 Samuel 13:1

After some time, David’s son Amnon fell in love with Tamar, the beautiful sister of David’s son Absalom. 2Amnon was sick with frustration over his sister Tamar, for she was a virgin, and it seemed implausible for him to do anything to her. 3Now Amnon had a friend named Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah. Jonadab was a very shrewd man,

2 Samuel 13:1 word by word

וַיְהִ֣י אַֽחֲרֵי־כֵ֗ן וּלְאַבְשָׁל֧וֹם בֶּן־דָּוִ֛ד אָח֥וֹת יָפָ֖ה וּשְׁמָ֣הּ תָּמָ֑ר וַיֶּאֱהָבֶ֖הָ אַמְנ֥וֹן בֶּן־דָּוִֽד׃Read the interlinear

• After some timeהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• After some timeאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• After some timeכֵּןkên · soH3651
• David’sדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• Amnonאַמְנוֹן'amnôn 'ămîynôn · AmnonH550
• fell in loveאָהֵב'âhab 'âhêb · to love: loverH157
• with Tamarתָּמָרtâmâr · TamarH8559
• the beautifulיָפֶהyâpheh · beautifulH3303
• sisterאָחוֹת'âchôth · sisterH269
• ·שֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• Absalomאֲבִישָׁלוֹם'ăbîyshâlôm 'abshâlôm · AbsalomH53

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 13:1

• 2 Samuel 3:2And sons were born to David in Hebron: His firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam of Jezreel;
• 1 Chronicles 3:2the third was Absalom the son of Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur; the fourth was Adonijah the son of Haggith;
• 2 Samuel 11:2One evening David got up from his bed and strolled around on the roof of the palace. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing—a very beautiful woman.
• Genesis 6:2the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they took as wives whomever they chose.
• Genesis 39:6So Potiphar left all that he owned in Joseph’s care; he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate. Now Joseph was well-built and handsome,
• Proverbs 6:25Do not lust in your heart for her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes.
• Proverbs 31:30Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.
• 2 Samuel 14:27Three sons were born to Absalom, and a daughter named Tamar, who was a beautiful woman.
• 1 Chronicles 3:9These were all the sons of David, besides the sons by his concubines. And Tamar was their sister.
• 2 Samuel 13:15Then Amnon hated Tamar with such intensity that his hatred was greater than the love he previously had. “Get up!” he said to her. “Be gone!”
• Genesis 29:18Since Jacob loved Rachel, he answered, “I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel.”
• Genesis 34:3And his soul was drawn to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob. He loved the young girl and spoke to her tenderly.
• 1 Kings 11:1King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh—women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon, as well as Hittite women.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 13:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Whose name was Tamar - Tamar was the daughter of David and Maacah, daughter of the king of Geshur, and the uterine sister of Absalom. Amnon was David's eldest son by Ahinoam. She was therefore sister to Amnon only by the father's side, i.e., half-sister; but whole sister to Absalom.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1The history here, down to the end of 2 Samuel 23 (excepting a few particulars), is omitted in the Book of Chronicles.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Ammon's violence to his sister. (1-20) Absalom murders his brother Ammon. (21-29) David's grief, Absalom flees to Geshur. (30-39) Verses 1-20 From henceforward David was followed with one trouble after another. Adultery and murder were David's sins, the like sins among his children were the beginnings of his punishment: he was too indulgent to his children. Thus David might trace the sins of his children to his own misconduct, which must have made the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1the beautiful sister: Tamar was the full sister of Absalom, but only the half sister of Amnon (see 2 Samuel 3:2–3). As Tamar’s closest male relative, Absalom later took action to avenge her (2 Samuel 13:23–29; compare Genesis 34; Numbers 35:19).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-52Sa 13:1-5. Amnon Loves Tamar. 1. Tamar--daughter of David by Maachah (2Sa 3:3).Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 13:1

• Adultery
• Beauty
• Lasciviousness
• Seduction
• Tamar

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Commentaries on 2 Samuel 13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings