2 Samuel 13:1 - The Scriptures 2009

¹ And after this it came to be that Aḇshalom son of Dawiḏ had a beautiful sister, whose name was Tamar, and Amnon son of Dawiḏ loved her.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ ABSALOM SON of David had a fair sister whose name was Tamar, and Amnon [her half brother] son of David loved her.

American 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.

Common English Bible

¹ Some time later, David’s son Amnon fell in love with Tamar the beautiful sister of Absalom, who was also David’s son.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ 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.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹ And it came to pass after this, that Amnon the son of David loved the sister of Absalom the son of David, who was very beautiful: and her name was Thamar.

2 Samuel 13:1 Cross References

Genesis 29:18

And Ya‛aqoḇ loved Raḥĕl, so he said, “Let me serve you seven years for Raḥĕl your younger daughter.”

Genesis 29:20

So Ya‛aqoḇ served seven years for Raḥĕl, and they seemed to him but a few days because of the love he had for her.

Genesis 34:3

And his being clung to Dinah the daughter of Ya‛aqoḇ, and he loved the girl and spoke kindly to the girl.

Genesis 6:2

that the sons of Elohim saw the daughters of men, that they were good. And they took wives for themselves of all whom they chose.

2 Samuel 11:2

And it came to be, at evening time, that Dawiḏ rose up from his bed and walked about on the roof of the sovereign’s house. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing, and the woman was very good to look at.

2 Samuel 13:15

Amnon then hated her exceedingly, so that the hatred with which he hated her was greater than the love with which he had loved her. And Amnon said to her, “Arise, go!”

2 Samuel 13:2

And Amnon was distressed, even to become sick, because of his sister Tamar – for she was a maiden – and it was hard in the eyes of Amnon to do whatever to her.

2 Samuel 14:27

And to Aḇshalom were born three sons, and one daughter whose name was Tamar. She was a woman of beautiful appearance.

1 Kings 11:1

And Sovereign Shelomoh loved many foreign women in addition to the daughter of Pharaoh: Mo’aḇite, Ammonite, Eḏomite, Tsiḏonian, and Ḥittite women;

1 Chronicles 3:2

the third, Aḇshalom son of Ma‛aḵah, the daughter of Talmai, sovereign of Geshur; the fourth, Aḏoniyah son of Ḥaggith;

1 Chronicles 3:9

all the sons of Dawiḏ, besides the sons of the concubines, and Tamar their sister.

Proverbs 31:30

Loveliness is deceptive And prettiness is vain, A woman who fears יהוה is to be praised.

Proverbs 6:25

Do not desire her prettiness in your heart, Neither let her captivate you with her eyelids.