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.
• 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.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)One day Jonadab said to Amnon, “What’s the trouble? Why should the son of a king look so dejected morning after morning?” So Amnon told him, “I am in love with Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.”

Context of 2 Samuel 13:4

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. 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.” 5“Go to bed and pretend to be ill,” Jonadab said. “When your father comes to see you, say to him, ‘I would like my sister Tamar to come and give me something to eat. Let her prepare the food in my sight so I may watch her and then eat it from her hand.’ ” 6So Amnon lay down and pretended to be ill. When the king came to see him, Amnon said to him, “I would like my sister Tamar to come and make some special bread in my sight, so I may eat from her hand.”

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 21:7Jezebel his wife said, “Is this how you act as king over Israel? Get up and eat! Cheer up. I’ll get you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.”
• Esther 5:13But all this gives me no satisfaction as long as I see that Jew Mordecai sitting at the king’s gate.”
• Luke 12:32“Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom.
• Isaiah 3:9The look on their faces testifies against them; they parade their sin like Sodom; they do not hide it. Woe to them! They have brought disaster upon themselves.
• Jeremiah 8:12Are they ashamed of their detestable conduct? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush. So they will fall among the fallen; they will be brought down when they are punished, says the Lord.
• Micah 7:3Both hands are skilled in doing evil; the ruler demands gifts, the judge accepts bribes, the powerful dictate what they desire— they all conspire together.
• Leviticus 18:9“ ‘Do not have sexual relations with your sister, either your father’s daughter or your mother’s daughter, whether she was born in the same home or elsewhere.
• Leviticus 20:17“ ‘If a man marries his sister, the daughter of either his father or his mother, and they have sexual relations, it is a disgrace. They are to be publicly removed from their people. He has dishonored his sister and will be held responsible.

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