2 Samuel 13:12

2 Samuel 13:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And she answered him, Nay, my brother, do not force me; for no such thing ought to be done in Israel: do not thou this folly.
• New International Version (NIV)“No, my brother!” she said to him. “Don’t force me! Such a thing should not be done in Israel! Don’t do this wicked thing.
• English Standard Version (ESV)She answered him, "No, my brother, do not violate me, for such a thing is not done in Israel; do not do this outrageous thing.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But she answered him, “No, my brother, do not force me, for no such thing should be done in Israel. Do not do this disgraceful thing!

Context of 2 Samuel 13:12

10Then Amnon said to Tamar, “Bring the food into the bedroom, that I may eat from your hand.” So Tamar took the cakes which she had made and brought them into the bedroom to her brother Amnon. 11When she brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said to her, “Come, lie with me, my sister.” But she answered him, “No, my brother, do not violate me, for such a thing is not done in Israel; do not do this disgraceful thing! 13As for me, where could I get rid of my reproach? And as for you, you will be like one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore, please speak to the king, for he will not withhold me from you.” 14However, he would not listen to her; since he was stronger than she, he violated her and lay with her.

2 Samuel 13:12 word by word

וַתֹּ֣אמֶר ל֗וֹ אַל־אָחִי֙ אַל־תְּעַנֵּ֔נִי כִּ֛י לֹא־יֵֽעָשֶׂ֥ה כֵ֖ן בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אַֽל־תַּעֲשֵׂ֖ה אֶת־הַנְּבָלָ֥ה הַזֹּֽאת׃Read the interlinear

• But she answeredאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• him, “Noאַל'al · notH408
• my brotherאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251
• do not violateעָנָה‛ânâh · to afflictH6031
• suchכֵּןkên · rightH3651
• is not doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• in Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• disgracefulנְבָלָהnebâlâh · follyH5039

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 13:12

• Genesis 34:2When Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force.
• Deuteronomy 22:29then the man who lay with her shall give to the girl’s father fifty shekels of silver, and she shall become his wife because he has violated her; he cannot divorce her all his days.
• Leviticus 18:9The nakedness of your sister, either your father’s daughter or your mother’s daughter, whether born at home or born outside, their nakedness you shall not uncover.
• Leviticus 20:17‘If there is a man who takes his sister, his father’s daughter or his mother’s daughter, so that he sees her nakedness and she sees his nakedness, it is a disgrace; and they shall be cut off in the sight of the sons of their people. He has uncovered his sister’s nakedness; he bears his guilt.
• Genesis 34:7Now the sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard it; and the men were grieved, and they were very angry because he had done a disgraceful thing in Israel by lying with Jacob’s daughter, for such a thing ought not to be done.
• Judges 19:23Then the man, the owner of the house, went out to them and said to them, “No, my fellows, please do not act so wickedly; since this man has come into my house, do not commit this act of folly.
• Judges 20:6And I took hold of my concubine and cut her in pieces and sent her throughout the land of Israel’s inheritance; for they have committed a lewd and disgraceful act in Israel.
• Proverbs 5:22His own iniquities will capture the wicked, And he will be held with the cords of his sin.
• Proverbs 7:7And I saw among the naive, And discerned among the youths A young man lacking sense,

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 13:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Nay, my brother - There is something exceedingly tender and persuasive in this speech of Tamar; but Amnon was a mere brute, and it was all lost on him.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Tamar‘s words are a verbal quotation from Genesis 34:7. The natural inference is that Tamar knew the passage in Genesis, and wished to profit by the warning that it contained. (Compare also 2 Samuel 13:13.)Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12disgraceful thing: The Hebrew word nebalah means "outrage" or "deplorable act." It often refers to sexual crimes like rape and adultery (Genesis 34:7; Deuteronomy 22:21; Judges 20:6, 10; Jeremiah 29:23). The person responsible must pay with his life. in Israel: The added phrase either shows outrage that such a crime took place among Israelites, or it describes the act as a serious violation of Israel’s standards for sexual behavior.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 13:12

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

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• David
• Desolate
• Suppose
• Tamar
• Bible, the
• Crime; Crimes
• Fool; Folly

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