2 Samuel 13:19

2 Samuel 13:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers colours that was on her, and laid her hand on her head, and went on crying.
• New International Version (NIV)Tamar put ashes on her head and tore the ornate robe she was wearing. She put her hands on her head and went away, weeping aloud as she went.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Tamar put ashes on her head and tore the long robe that she wore. And she laid her hand on her head and went away, crying aloud as she went.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Tamar put ashes on her head, and tore her robe of many colors that was on her, and laid her hand on her head and went away crying bitterly.

Context of 2 Samuel 13:19

17Instead, he called to his attendant and said, “Throw this woman out and bolt the door behind her!” 18So Amnon’s attendant threw her out and bolted the door behind her. Now Tamar was wearing a robe of many colors, because this is what the king’s virgin daughters wore. And Tamar put ashes on her head and tore her robe. And putting her hand on her head, she went away crying aloud. 20Her brother Absalom said to her, “Has your brother Amnon been with you? Be quiet for now, my sister. He is your brother. Do not take this thing to heart.” So Tamar lived as a desolate woman in the house of her brother Absalom. 21When King David heard all this, he was furious.

2 Samuel 13:19 word by word

וַתִּקַּ֨ח תָּמָ֥ר אֵ֙פֶר֙ עַל־רֹאשָׁ֔הּ וּכְתֹ֧נֶת הַפַּסִּ֛ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָלֶ֖יהָ קָרָ֑עָה וַתָּ֤שֶׂם יָדָהּ֙ עַל־רֹאשָׁ֔הּ וַתֵּ֥לֶךְ הָל֖וֹךְ וְזָעָֽקָה׃Read the interlinear

• And Tamarתָּמָרtâmâr · TamarH8559
• putלָקַחlâqach · to take: bringH3947
• ashesאֵ֫פֶר'êpher · ashesH665
• onעַל‛al · uponH5921
• her headרֹאשׁrô'sh · headH7218
• and toreקָרַעqâra‛ · to tearH7167
• ·פַּסpas · long-sleevedH6446
• herאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• robeכֻּתֹּ֫נֶתkethôneth kûttôneth · tunicH3801
• And puttingשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: putH7760
• her handיָדyâd · handH3027
• she went awayהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• crying aloudזָעַקzâ‛aq · to cry outH2199

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 13:19

• 2 Samuel 1:2On the third day a man with torn clothes and dust on his head arrived from Saul’s camp. When he came to David, he fell to the ground to pay him homage.
• Joshua 7:6Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell facedown before the ark of the LORD until evening, as did the elders of Israel; and they all sprinkled dust on their heads.
• Job 2:12When they lifted up their eyes from afar, they could barely recognize Job. They began to weep aloud, and each man tore his robe and threw dust in the air over his head.
• Job 42:6Therefore I despise myself, and I repent in dust and ashes.”
• Jeremiah 2:37Moreover, you will leave that place with your hands on your head, for the LORD has rejected those you trust; you will not prosper by their help.”

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 13:19

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19Laid her hand on her head - To hold on the ashes (see the marginal references). Went on crying - i. e. “went away, crying out as she went.”Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19Tamar tore her robe to show the loss of her virginity and honor and to mourn her future's end (2 Samuel 13:16). Ashes symbolized death; sitting in ashes or placing ashes on one's head were signs of mourning (Esther 4:1–3; Job 42:6; Daniel 9:3; Jonah 3:6).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 19-2019-20. Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers colours ... laid her hand on her head, and went on crying--that is, sobbing. Oriental manners would probably see nothing beyond a strong sense of the injury she had sustained, if Tamar actually rent her garments. But, as her veil is not mentioned, it is probable that Amnon had turned her out of doors without it, and she raised her hand with the design to conceal her face. By these signs…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 13:19

• Adultery
• Ashes
• Mourning
• Rape
• Rending
• Tamar

In the dictionaries

• Tamar
• Ashes
• David
• Desolate
• Mourn
• Suppose
• Bible, the
• Color; Colors
• Crime; Crimes
• Gesture

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