2 Samuel 13:2

New Living Translation

Amnon became so obsessed with Tamar that he became ill. She was a virgin, and Amnon thought he could never have her.

Cross References

2 Samuel 13:1

Now David’s son Absalom had a beautiful sister named Tamar. And Amnon, her half brother, fell desperately in love with her.

2 Samuel 13:3

But Amnon had a very crafty friend—his cousin Jonadab. He was the son of David’s brother Shimea.

1 Kings 21:4

So Ahab went home angry and sullen because of Naboth’s answer. The king went to bed with his face to the wall and refused to eat!

Song of Solomon 5:8

Make this promise, O women of Jerusalem— If you find my lover, tell him I am weak with love.

2 Corinthians 7:10

For the kind of sorrow God wants us to experience leads us away from sin and results in salvation. There’s no regret for that kind of sorrow. But worldly sorrow, which lacks repentance, results in spiritual death.