God’s Word Translation
2 Samuel 13:14
14But Amnon wouldn’t listen to her. He grabbed his sister and raped her.
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,” she told him, “don’t rape me! That shouldn’t be done in Israel. Don’t do this godless act! 13Where could I go in my disgrace? And you will be considered one of the godless fools in Israel! Speak to the king. He won’t refuse your request to marry me.” But Amnon wouldn’t listen to her. He grabbed his sister and raped her. 15Now, Amnon developed an intense hatred for her. His hatred for her was greater than the lust he had felt for her. “Get out of here,” he told her. 16She said to him, “No, sending me away is a greater wrong than the other thing you did to me!” But he wouldn’t listen to her.
Read all of 2 Samuel 132 Samuel 13:14 word by word
וְלֹ֥א אָבָ֖ה לִשְׁמֹ֣עַ בְּקוֹלָ֑הּ וַיֶּחֱזַ֤ק מִמֶּ֙נָּה֙ וַיְעַנֶּ֔הָ וַיִּשְׁכַּ֖ב אֹתָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for 2 Samuel 13:14
- 2 Samuel 12:11“This is what the Lord says: I will stir up trouble against you within your own household, and before your own eyes I will take your wives and give them to someone close to you. He will go to bed with your wives in broad daylight.
- Deuteronomy 22:25But if a man rapes an engaged girl out in the country, then only the man must die.
- Judges 20:5The citizens of Gibeah came to attack me. They surrounded the house ⌞where I was staying⌟ that night. They intended to kill me, but instead, they raped my concubine until she died.
- Esther 7:8When the king returned from the palace garden to the palace dining room, Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was lying. The king thought, “Is he even going to rape the queen while I’m in the palace?” Then the king passed sentence on him, and servants 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
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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
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