2 Samuel 13:13

2 Samuel 13:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I, whither shall I cause my shame to go? and as for thee, thou shalt be as one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore, I pray thee, speak unto the king; for he will not withhold me from thee.
• English Standard Version (ESV)As for me, where could I carry my shame? And as for you, you would be as one of the outrageous fools in Israel. Now therefore, please speak to the king, for he will not withhold me from you."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And I, where could I take my shame? And as for you, you would be like one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore, please speak to the king; for he will not withhold me from you.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)Where could I go in my shame? And you would be called one of the greatest fools in Israel. Please, just speak to the king about it, and he will let you marry me.”

Context of 2 Samuel 13:13

11But when she took it to him to eat, he grabbed her and said, “Come to bed with me, my sister.” 12“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. What about me? Where could I get rid of my disgrace? And what about you? You would be like one of the wicked fools in Israel. Please speak to the king; he will not keep me from being married to you.” 14But he refused to listen to her, and since he was stronger than she, he raped her. 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!”

2 Samuel 13:13 word by word

וַאֲנִ֗י אָ֤נָה אוֹלִיךְ֙ אֶת־חֶרְפָּתִ֔י וְאַתָּ֗ה תִּהְיֶ֛ה כְּאַחַ֥ד הַנְּבָלִ֖ים בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְעַתָּה֙ דַּבֶּר־נָ֣א אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ כִּ֛י לֹ֥א יִמְנָעֵ֖נִי מִמֶּֽךָּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And I, whither shall I cause my shameחֶרְפָּהcherpâh · reproachH2781
• to goיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• and as for thee, thou shalt be as oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• of the foolsנָבָלnâbâl · foolishH5036
• in Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• Now therefore, I pray thee, speakדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• unto the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• for he will not withholdמָנַעmâna‛ · to withholdH4513

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 13:13

• Genesis 19:8Look, I have two daughters who have never slept with a man. Let me bring them out to you, and you can do what you like with them. But don’t do anything to these men, for they have come under the protection of my roof.”
• Judges 19:24Look, here is my virgin daughter, and his concubine. I will bring them out to you now, and you can use them and do to them whatever you wish. But as for this man, don’t do such an outrageous thing.”

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 13:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Speak unto the king - So it appears that she thought that the king, her father, would give her to him as wife. This is another strong mark of indelicacy in those simple but barbarous times. There might have been some excuse for such connections under the patriarchal age, but there was none now. But perhaps she said this only to divert him from his iniquitous purpose, that she might get out of his hands.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13My shame - Better, “my reproach.” Compare Genesis 30:23; Genesis 34:14; 1 Samuel 11:2. Speak unto the king … - It cannot be inferred with certainty from this that marriages were usual among half brothers and sisters in the time of David. The Levitical law forbade them (marginal reference), and Tamar may have merely wished to temporize. On the other hand, the debasing and unhumanizing institution of the harem, itself contrary to the law of Moses…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13he will not withhold me from you: Tamar said this to gain time. Amnon knew that the law prohibited marriage between half-siblings (see study note on 2 Samuel 13:2), and he refused to stop.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 13:13

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

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• David
• Desolate
• Suppose
• Tamar
• Wise, wisdom
• Bible, the
• Crime; Crimes

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