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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now Absalom, David's son, had a beautiful sister, whose name was Tamar. And after a time Amnon, David's son, loved her.
• 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

In the course of time, Amnon son of David fell in love with Tamar, the beautiful sister of Absalom son of David. 2Amnon became so obsessed with his sister Tamar that he made himself ill. She was a virgin, and it seemed impossible for him to do anything to her. 3Now Amnon had an adviser named Jonadab son of Shimeah, David’s brother. Jonadab was a very shrewd 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 3:2Sons were born to David in Hebron: His firstborn was Amnon the son of Ahinoam of Jezreel;
• 1 Chronicles 3:2the third, Absalom the son of Maakah daughter of Talmai king of Geshur; the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith;
• 2 Samuel 11:2One evening David got up from his bed and walked around on the roof of the palace. From the roof he saw a woman bathing. The woman was very beautiful,
• Genesis 6:2the sons of God saw that the daughters of humans were beautiful, and they married any of them they chose.
• Genesis 39:6So Potiphar left everything he had in Joseph’s care; with Joseph in charge, he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate. Now Joseph was well-built and handsome,
• Proverbs 6:25Do not lust in your heart after her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes.
• Proverbs 31:30Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.
• 2 Samuel 14:27Three sons and a daughter were born to Absalom. His daughter’s name was Tamar, and she became a beautiful woman.
• 1 Chronicles 3:9All these were the sons of David, besides his sons by his concubines. And Tamar was their sister.
• 2 Samuel 13:15Then Amnon hated her with intense hatred. In fact, he hated her more than he had loved her. Amnon said to her, “Get up and get out!”
• Genesis 29:18Jacob was in love with Rachel and said, “I’ll work for you seven years in return for your younger daughter Rachel.”
• Genesis 34:3His heart was drawn to Dinah daughter of Jacob; he loved the young woman and spoke tenderly to her.
• 1 Kings 11:1King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women besides Pharaoh’s daughter—Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians and Hittites.

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