2 Samuel 13:1

New International Version

In the course of time, Amnon son of David fell in love with Tamar, the beautiful sister of Absalom son of David.

Cross References

Genesis 29:18

Jacob was in love with Rachel and said, “I’ll work for you seven years in return for your younger daughter Rachel.”

Genesis 29:20

So Jacob served seven years to get Rachel, but they seemed like only a few days to him because of his love for her.

Genesis 34:3

His heart was drawn to Dinah daughter of Jacob; he loved the young woman and spoke tenderly to her.

Genesis 6:2

the sons of God saw that the daughters of humans were beautiful, and 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 the palace. From the roof he saw a woman bathing. The woman was very beautiful,

2 Samuel 13:15

Then Amnon hated her with intense hatred. In fact, he hated her more than he had loved her. Amnon said to her, “Get up and get out!”

2 Samuel 13:2

Amnon became so obsessed with his sister Tamar that he made himself ill. She was a virgin, and it seemed impossible for him to do anything to her.

2 Samuel 14:27

Three sons and a daughter were born to Absalom. His daughter’s name was Tamar, and she became a beautiful woman.

1 Kings 11:1

King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women besides Pharaoh’s daughter—Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians and Hittites.

1 Chronicles 3:2

the third, Absalom the son of Maakah daughter of Talmai king of Geshur; the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith;

1 Chronicles 3:9

All these were the sons of David, besides his sons by his concubines. And Tamar was their sister.

Proverbs 31:30

Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.

Proverbs 6:25

Do not lust in your heart after her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes.