2 Samuel 13:1

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After this, David’s son Amnon fell in love with Tamar, the beautiful sister of David’s son Absalom.

Cross References

Genesis 29:18

Jacob loved Rachel. So he offered, “I’ll work seven years in return for your younger daughter Rachel.”

Genesis 29:20

Jacob worked seven years in return for Rachel, but the years seemed like only a few days to him because he loved her.

Genesis 34:3

He became very fond of Jacob’s daughter Dinah. He loved the girl and spoke tenderly to her.

Genesis 6:2

The sons of God saw that the daughters of other humans were beautiful. So they married any woman they chose.

2 Samuel 11:2

Now, when evening came, David got up from his bed and walked around on the roof of the royal palace. From the roof he saw a woman bathing, and she was very pretty.

2 Samuel 13:15

Now, Amnon developed an intense hatred for her. His hatred for her was greater than the lust he had felt for her. “Get out of here,” he told her.

2 Samuel 13:2

Amnon was so obsessed with his half sister Tamar that he made himself sick. It seemed impossible for him to be alone with her because she was a virgin.

2 Samuel 14:27

Absalom had three sons and one daughter. His daughter Tamar was a beautiful woman.

1 Kings 11:1

King Solomon loved many foreign women in addition to Pharaoh’s daughter. He loved Hittite women and women from Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon.

1 Chronicles 3:2

The third was Absalom, ⌞born⌟ to Maacah (the daughter of King Talmai) from Geshur. The fourth was Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith.

1 Chronicles 3:9

All of these were David’s sons. Besides these, there were the sons of the concubines. Tamar was their sister.

Proverbs 31:30

“Charm is deceptive, and beauty evaporates, ⌞but⌟ a woman who has the fear of the Lord should be praised.

Proverbs 6:25

Do not desire her beauty in your heart. Do not let her catch you with her eyes.