2 Samuel 13:21 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

²¹ When King David heard of all these things, he was very angry.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²¹ But when king David heard of all these things, he was very wroth.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²¹ But when King David heard of all these things, he was very angry.

American Standard Version (1901)

²¹ But when king David heard of all these things, he was very wroth.

Common English Bible

²¹ When King David heard about all this he got very angry, but he refused to punish his son Amnon because he loved him as his oldest child.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²¹ And when king David had heard about these things, he was deeply grieved. But he was not willing to afflict the spirit of his son Amnon. For he loved him, since he was his firstborn.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²¹ And when king David heard of these things he was exceedingly grieved: and he would not afflict the spirit of his son Amnon, for he loved him, because he was his firstborn.

2 Samuel 13:21 Cross References

Genesis 34:7

The sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard of it; and the men were indignant and very angry, because he had wrought folly in Israel by lying with Jacob's daughter, for such a thing ought not to be done.

Genesis 35:22

While Israel dwelt in that land Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine; and Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve.

2 Samuel 12:10

Now therefore the sword shall never depart from your house, because you have despised me, and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.’

2 Samuel 12:5

Then David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, “As the Lord lives, the man who has done this deserves to die;

2 Samuel 13:20

And her brother Absalom said to her, “Has Amnon your brother been with you? Now hold your peace, my sister; he is your brother; do not take this to heart.” So Tamar dwelt, a desolate woman, in her brother Absalom's house.

2 Samuel 13:22

But Absalom spoke to Amnon neither good nor bad; for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar.

Psalm 101:8

Morning by morning I will destroy all the wicked in the land, cutting off all the evildoers from the city of the Lord.

1 Samuel 2:29

Why then look with greedy eye at my sacrifices and my offerings which I commanded, and honor your sons above me by fattening yourselves upon the choicest parts of every offering of my people Israel?’