2 Samuel 13:2 - Douy-Rheims Bible Challoner Revision

Then David sent home to Thamar, saying: Come to the house of thy brother Amnon, and make him a mess.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

And Amnon was so vexed, that he fell sick for his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and Amnon thought it hard for him to do any thing to her.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And Amnon was so troubled that he fell sick for his [half] sister Tamar, for she was a virgin, and Amnon thought it impossible for him to do anything to her.

American Standard Version (1901)

And Amnon was so vexed that he fell sick because of his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and it seemed hard to Amnon to do anything unto her.

Common English Bible

Amnon was so upset over his half sister that he made himself sick. She was a virgin, and it seemed impossible in Amnon’s view to do anything to her.

Catholic Public Domain Version

And he pined for her exceedingly, so much so that, out of love for her, he became ill. For, since she was a virgin, it seemed a difficulty to him that he would do anything dishonest with her.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And he was exceedingly fond of her, so that he fell sick for the love of her: for, as she was a virgin, he thought it hard to do any thing dishonestly with her.

2 Samuel 13:2 Cross References

2 Samuel 13:1

So Amnon lay down, and made as if he were sick: and when the king came to visit him, Amnon said to the king: I pray thee let my sister Thamar come, and make in my sight two little messes, that I may eat at her hand.

2 Samuel 13:3

And Thamar came to the house of Amnon her brother: but he was laid down: and she took meal and tempered it: and dissolving it in his sight she made little messes.

1 Kings 21:4

And this was the tenor of the letters: Proclaim a fast, and make Naboth sit among the chief of the people,

Song of Solomon 5:8

6 His throat most sweet, and he is all lovely: such is my beloved, and he is my friend, O ye daughters of Jerusalem.

2 Corinthians 7:10

For according to their power ( I bear them witness), and beyond their power, they were willing.