2 Samuel 13:1

New Century Version

David had a son named Absalom and a son named Amnon. Absalom had a beautiful sister named Tamar, and Amnon loved her.

Cross References

Genesis 29:18

Jacob loved Rachel, so he said to Laban, “Let me marry your younger daughter Rachel. If you will, I will work seven years for you.”

Genesis 29:20

So Jacob worked for Laban seven years so he could marry Rachel. But they seemed like just a few days to him because he loved Rachel very much.

Genesis 34:3

Shechem fell in love with Dinah, and he spoke kindly to her.

Genesis 6:2

When the sons of God saw that these girls were beautiful, they married any of them they chose.

2 Samuel 11:2

One evening David got up from his bed and walked around on the roof of his palace. While he was on the roof, he saw a woman bathing. She was very beautiful.

2 Samuel 13:15

After that, Amnon hated Tamar. He hated her more than he had loved her before. Amnon said to her, “Get up and leave!”

2 Samuel 13:2

Tamar was a virgin. Amnon made himself sick just thinking about her, because he could not find any chance to be alone with her.

2 Samuel 14:27

Absalom had three sons and one daughter. His daughter’s name was also Tamar, and she was a beautiful woman.

1 Kings 11:1

King Solomon loved many women who were not from Israel. He loved the daughter of the king of Egypt, as well as women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians, and Hittites.

1 Chronicles 3:2

The third son was Absalom, whose mother was Maacah daughter of Talmai, the king of Geshur. The fourth son was Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith.

1 Chronicles 3:9

These were all of David’s sons, except for those born to his slave women. David also had a daughter named Tamar.

Proverbs 31:30

Charm can fool you, and beauty can trick you, but a woman who respects the Lord should be praised.

Proverbs 6:25

Don’t desire her because she is beautiful. Don’t let her capture you by the way she looks at you.