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

² 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

² 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

² 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)

² 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

² 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

² 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

² 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.