It happened, late one afternoon, when David arose from his couch and was walking upon the roof of the king's house, that he saw from the roof a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful.
2 Samuel 14:27 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) There were born to Absalom three sons, and one daughter whose name was Tamar; she was a beautiful woman. Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And unto Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar: she was a woman of a fair countenance. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition There were born to Absalom three sons and one daughter whose name was Tamar; she was a beautiful woman. American Standard Version (1901) And unto Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar: she was a woman of a fair countenance. Common English Bible Absalom had three sons and one daughter. The daughter’s name was Tamar. She was a beautiful woman. Catholic Public Domain Version Then three sons were born to Absalom, and one daughter, of elegant form, whose name was Tamar. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And there were born to Absalom three sons, and one daughter, whose, name was Thamar; and she was very beautiful. |
It happened, late one afternoon, when David arose from his couch and was walking upon the roof of the king's house, that he saw from the roof a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful.
Now Absalom, David's son, had a beautiful sister, whose name was Tamar; and after a time Amnon, David's son, loved her.
Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and set up for himself the pillar which is in the King's Valley, for he said, “I have no son to keep my name in remembrance”; he called the pillar after his own name, and it is called Absalom's monument to this day.
“I will rise up against them,” says the Lord of hosts, “and will cut off from Babylon name and remnant, offspring and posterity, says the Lord.
Thus says the Lord: “Write this man down as childless, a man who shall not succeed in his days; for none of his offspring shall succeed in sitting on the throne of David, and ruling again in Judah.”