2 Samuel 13:14

2 Samuel 13:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Howbeit he would not hearken unto her voice: but, being stronger than she, forced her, and lay with her.
• New International Version (NIV)But he refused to listen to her, and since he was stronger than she, he raped her.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But he would not listen to her, and being stronger than she, he violated her and lay with her.
• New King James Version (NKJV)However, he would not heed her voice; and being stronger than she, he forced her and lay with her.

Context of 2 Samuel 13:14

12“No, my brother!” she cried. “Do not violate me, for such a thing should never be done in Israel. Do not do this disgraceful thing! 13Where could I ever take my shame? And you would be like one of the fools in Israel! Please speak to the king, for he will not withhold me from you.” But Amnon refused to listen to her, and being stronger, he violated her and lay with her. 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!” 16“No,” she replied, “sending me away is worse than this great wrong you have already done to me!” But he refused to listen to her.

2 Samuel 13:14 word by word

וְלֹ֥א אָבָ֖ה לִשְׁמֹ֣עַ בְּקוֹלָ֑הּ וַיֶּחֱזַ֤ק מִמֶּ֙נָּה֙ וַיְעַנֶּ֔הָ וַיִּשְׁכַּ֖ב אֹתָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

• But Amnon refusedלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• But Amnon refusedאָבָה'âbâh · be willingH14
• to listen to herשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• to listen to herקוֹלqôl qôl · voice: listenH6963
• and being strongerחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
• and being strongerמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• he violated herעָנָה‛ânâh · to afflictH6031
• and lay withשָׁכַבshâkab · to lie down: lay downH7901
• herאֵת'êth · withH854

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 13:14

• 2 Samuel 12:11This is what the LORD says: ‘I will raise up adversity against you from your own house. Before your very eyes I will take your wives and give them to another, and he will lie with them in broad daylight.
• Deuteronomy 22:25But if the man encounters a betrothed woman in the open country, and he overpowers her and lies with her, only the man who has done this must die.
• Judges 20:5And during the night, the men of Gibeah rose up against me and surrounded the house. They intended to kill me, but they abused my concubine, and she died.
• Esther 7:8Just as the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall, Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was reclining. The king exclaimed, “Would he actually assault the queen while I am in the palace?” As soon as the words had left the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 13:14

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14being stronger: Tamar resisted as much as she could.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 12-1412-14. do not force me--The remonstrances and arguments of Tamar were so affecting and so strong, that had not Amnon been violently goaded on by the lustful passion of which he had become the slave, they must have prevailed with him to desist from his infamous purpose. In bidding him, however, "speak to the king, for he will not withhold me from thee," it is probable that she urged this as her last resource, saying anything she thought would please him…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 13:14

• Adultery
• Deception
• Incest
• Lasciviousness
• Rape
• Seduction
• Tamar

In the dictionaries

• David
• Desolate
• Suppose
• Tamar
• Bible, the
• Crime; Crimes
• Israel, History of
• Polygamy
• Samuel, Books of
• Solomon

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