2 Samuel 13:4

2 Samuel 13:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he said unto him, Why art thou, being the king’s son, lean from day to day? wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said unto him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.
• New International Version (NIV)He asked Amnon, “Why do you, the king’s son, look so haggard morning after morning? Won’t you tell me?” Amnon said to him, “I’m in love with Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he said to him, "O son of the king, why are you so haggard morning after morning? Will you not tell me?" Amnon said to him, "I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he said to him, “Why are you, the king’s son, becoming thinner day after day? Will you not tell me?” Amnon said to him, “I love Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.”

Context of 2 Samuel 13:4

2Amnon was so obsessed with his half sister Tamar that he made himself sick. It seemed impossible for him to be alone with her because she was a virgin. 3Amnon had a friend by the name of Jonadab, a son of David’s brother Shimea. Jonadab was a very clever man. He asked Amnon, “Why are you, the king’s son, so worn out morning after morning? Won’t you tell me?” “I’m in love with Absalom’s sister Tamar,” he answered. 5Then Jonadab told him, “Lie down on your bed. Act sick, and when your father comes to see you, say to him, ‘Please let my sister Tamar come to feed me. She can prepare a meal in front of me as I watch her, and she can feed me.’ ” 6So Amnon lay down and acted sick, and the king came to see him. Amnon asked the king, “Please let my sister Tamar come and make some bread in front of me, and she can feed me.”

2 Samuel 13:4 word by word

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ל֗וֹ מַדּ֣וּעַ אַ֠תָּה כָּ֣כָה דַּ֤ל בֶּן־הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ בַּבֹּ֣קֶר בַּבֹּ֔קֶר הֲל֖וֹא תַּגִּ֣יד לִ֑י וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לוֹ֙ אַמְנ֔וֹן אֶת־תָּמָ֗ר אֲח֛וֹת אַבְשָׁלֹ֥ם אָחִ֖י אֲנִ֥י אֹהֵֽב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• the king’sמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• leanדַּלdal · poorH1800
• from dayבֹּ֫קֶרbôqer · morningH1242
• wilt thou not tellנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
• me? And Amnonאַמְנוֹן'amnôn 'ămîynôn · AmnonH550
• unto him, I loveאָהֵב'âhab 'âhêb · to love: loverH157
• Tamarתָּמָרtâmâr · TamarH8559
• my brotherאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251
• Absalom’sאֲבִישָׁלוֹם'ăbîyshâlôm 'abshâlôm · AbsalomH53
• sisterאָחוֹת'âchôth · sisterH269

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 13:4

• 1 Kings 21:7His wife Jezebel said to him, “Aren’t you king of Israel? Get up, eat, and cheer up. I’ll give you the vineyard belonging to Naboth from Jezreel.”
• Esther 5:13Yet, all this is worth nothing to me every time I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.”
• Luke 12:32Don’t be afraid, little flock. Your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.
• Isaiah 3:9The look on their faces will be held against them. They boast about their sins, which are like ⌞those of the people of⌟ Sodom. They don’t even bother to hide them. How horrible it will be for these people, because they have brought disaster on themselves.
• Jeremiah 8:12Are they ashamed that they do disgusting things? No, they’re not ashamed. They don’t even know how to blush. So they will die with those who die. They will be brought down when I punish them,’ ” says the Lord.
• Micah 7:3Their hands are skilled in doing evil. Officials ask for gifts. Judges accept bribes. Powerful people dictate what they want. So they scheme together.
• Leviticus 18:9Never have sexual intercourse with your stepsister, whether she is your father’s daughter or your mother’s daughter. It makes no difference whether or not she was born in your house.
• Leviticus 20:17Whoever takes his sister, his father’s daughter or his mother’s daughter, and has sexual intercourse does a shameful thing. They both must be publicly excluded from the people. He has had sexual intercourse with his sister and must be punished.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 13:4

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4morning after morning: Amnon's obsession grew stronger and never stopped.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. my brother Absalom's sister--In Eastern countries, where polygamy prevails, the girls are considered to be under the special care and protection of their uterine brother, who is the guardian of their interests and their honor, even more than their father himself (see on Ge 34:6-25). 2Sa 13:6-27. He Defiles Her.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 13:4

• Adultery
• Jonadab
• Lasciviousness
• Seduction
• Tamar

In the dictionaries

• Amnon
• Tamar
• David
• Desolate
• Jehonadab
• Suppose
• Bible, the
• Crime; Crimes
• Israel, History of
• Polygamy

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