2 Samuel 13:1 - Douy-Rheims Bible Challoner Revision1 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. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 17691 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. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition1 ABSALOM SON of David had a fair sister whose name was Tamar, and Amnon [her half brother] son of David loved her. See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)1 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. See the chapterCommon English Bible1 Some time later, David’s son Amnon fell in love with Tamar the beautiful sister of Absalom, who was also David’s son. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version1 Now after these things, it happened that Amnon, the son of David, was in love with the very beautiful sister of Absalom, the son of David, and she was called Tamar. See the chapter |
2 And Absalom answered Joab: I sent to thee beseeching thee to come to me, that I might send thee to the king, to say to him: Wherefore am I come from Gessur? it had been better for me to be there: I beseech thee therefore that I may see the face of the king: and if he be mindful of my iniquity, let him kill me.