So Amnon hated Tamar with such intensity that the hatred he hated her with was greater than the love he had loved her with. ‘Get out of here! ’ he said.
2 Samuel 13:16 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘No,’ she cried, ‘sending me away is much worse than the great wrong you’ve already done to me! ’ But he refused to listen to her. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And she said unto him, There is no cause: this evil in sending me away is greater than the other that thou didst unto me. But he would not hearken unto her. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But she said, No! This great evil of sending me away is worse than what you did to me. But he would not listen to her. American Standard Version (1901) And she said unto him, Not so, because this great wrong in putting me forth is worse than the other that thou didst unto me. But he would not hearken unto her. Common English Bible “No, my brother!” she said. “Sending me away would be worse than the wrong you’ve already done.” But Amnon wouldn’t listen to her. Catholic Public Domain Version And she answered him, "This evil is greater, which you are now doing against me in driving me away, than what you did before." But he was not willing to listen to her. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version She answered him: This evil which now thou dost against me, in driving me away, is greater than that which thou didst before. And he would not hearken to her. |
So Amnon hated Tamar with such intensity that the hatred he hated her with was greater than the love he had loved her with. ‘Get out of here! ’ he said.
Instead, he called to the servant who waited on him, ‘Get this away from me, throw her out, and bolt the door behind her! ’