2 Samuel 13:21

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

When David heard what had happened to Tamar, he was very angry. But Amnon was his eldest son and also his favourite, and David would not do anything to make Amnon unhappy.

Cross References

Genesis 34:7

just as Jacob's sons were coming in from work. When they learnt that their sister had been raped, they became furiously angry. Nothing is more disgraceful than rape, and it should not be tolerated in Israel.

Genesis 35:22

During their time there, Jacob's eldest son Reuben slept with Bilhah, who was one of Jacob's other wives. And Jacob found out about it.

2 Samuel 12:10

“Because you wouldn't obey me and took Uriah's wife for yourself, your family will never live in peace.

2 Samuel 12:5

David was furious with the rich man and said to Nathan, “I swear by the living LORD that the man who did this deserves to die!

2 Samuel 13:20

Tamar's brother Absalom said to her, “How could Amnon have done such a terrible thing to you! But since he's your brother, don't tell anyone what happened. Just try not to think about it.” Tamar soon moved into Absalom's house, but she was always sad and lonely.

2 Samuel 13:22

Absalom treated Amnon as though nothing had happened, but he hated Amnon for what he had done to his sister Tamar.

Psalm 101:8

Each morning I will silence any lawbreakers I find in the countryside or in the city of the LORD.