And it happened after this Absalom the son of David had a beautiful sister whose name was Tamar. And Amnon the son of David loved her.
2 Samuel 13:2 - Modern King James Version And Amnon was so troubled that he fell sick for his sister Tamar, for she was a virgin. And Amnon thought it hard for him to do anything to her. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Amnon was so vexed, that he fell sick for his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and Amnon thought it hard for him to do any thing to her. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Amnon was so troubled that he fell sick for his [half] sister Tamar, for she was a virgin, and Amnon thought it impossible for him to do anything to her. American Standard Version (1901) And Amnon was so vexed that he fell sick because of his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and it seemed hard to Amnon to do anything unto her. Common English Bible Amnon was so upset over his half sister that he made himself sick. She was a virgin, and it seemed impossible in Amnon’s view to do anything to her. Catholic Public Domain Version And he pined for her exceedingly, so much so that, out of love for her, he became ill. For, since she was a virgin, it seemed a difficulty to him that he would do anything dishonest with her. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he was exceedingly fond of her, so that he fell sick for the love of her: for, as she was a virgin, he thought it hard to do any thing dishonestly with her. |
And it happened after this Absalom the son of David had a beautiful sister whose name was Tamar. And Amnon the son of David loved her.
And Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of David's brother Shimeah. And Jonadab was a very crafty man.
And Ahab came to his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him. For he had said, I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers. And he lay on his bed and turned away his face, and would not eat food.
I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if you find my Beloved, what do you tell Him? That I am sick with love.
For the grief according to God works repentance to salvation, not to be regretted, but the grief of the world works out death.