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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Now David’s son Absalom had a beautiful sister named Tamar. And Amnon, her half brother, fell desperately in love with her.

Context of 2 Samuel 13:1

Now Absalom, David's son, had a beautiful sister, whose name was Tamar. And after a time Amnon, David's son, loved her. 2And Amnon was so tormented that he made himself ill because of his sister Tamar, for she was a virgin, and it seemed impossible to Amnon to do anything to her. 3But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David's brother. And Jonadab was a very crafty 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it came to pass afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• this, that Absalomאֲבִישָׁלוֹם'ăbîyshâlôm 'abshâlôm · AbsalomH53
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• had a fairיָפֶהyâpheh · beautifulH3303
• sisterאָחוֹת'âchôth · sisterH269
• whose nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• Tamarתָּמָרtâmâr · TamarH8559
• and Amnonאַמְנוֹן'amnôn 'ămîynôn · AmnonH550
• lovedאָהֵב'âhab 'âhêb · to love: loverH157

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 13:1

• 2 Samuel 3:2And sons were born to David at Hebron: his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam of Jezreel;
• 1 Chronicles 3:2the third, Absalom, whose mother was Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur; the fourth, Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith;
• 2 Samuel 11:2It happened, late one afternoon, when David arose from his couch and was walking on the roof of the king's house, that he saw from the roof a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful.
• Genesis 6:2the sons of God saw that the daughters of man were attractive. And they took as their wives any they chose.
• Genesis 39:6So he left all that he had in Joseph's charge, and because of him he had no concern about anything but the food he ate. Now Joseph was handsome in form and appearance.
• Proverbs 6:25Do not desire her beauty in your heart, and do not let her capture you with her eyelashes;
• Proverbs 31:30Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.
• 2 Samuel 14:27There were born to Absalom three sons, and one daughter whose name was Tamar. She was a beautiful woman.
• 1 Chronicles 3:9All these were David's sons, besides the sons of the concubines, and Tamar was their sister.
• 2 Samuel 13:15Then Amnon hated her with very great hatred, so that the hatred with which he hated her was greater than the love with which he had loved her. And Amnon said to her, "Get up! Go!"
• Genesis 29:18Jacob loved Rachel. And he said, "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 woman and spoke tenderly to her.
• 1 Kings 11:1Now King Solomon loved many foreign women, along with the daughter of Pharaoh: Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite, Sidonian, and 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