Meanwhile, Jacob’s sons had come in from the fields as soon as they heard what had happened. They were shocked and furious, because Shechem had done an outrageous thing in Israel by sleeping with Jacob’s daughter – a thing that should not be done.
2 Samuel 13:21 - New International Version (Anglicised) When King David heard all this, he was furious. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But when king David heard of all these things, he was very wroth. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But when King David heard of all these things, he was very angry. American Standard Version (1901) But when king David heard of all these things, he was very wroth. Common English Bible When King David heard about all this he got very angry, but he refused to punish his son Amnon because he loved him as his oldest child. Catholic Public Domain Version And when king David had heard about these things, he was deeply grieved. But he was not willing to afflict the spirit of his son Amnon. For he loved him, since he was his firstborn. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when king David heard of these things he was exceedingly grieved: and he would not afflict the spirit of his son Amnon, for he loved him, because he was his firstborn. |
Meanwhile, Jacob’s sons had come in from the fields as soon as they heard what had happened. They were shocked and furious, because Shechem had done an outrageous thing in Israel by sleeping with Jacob’s daughter – a thing that should not be done.
While Israel was living in that region, Reuben went in and slept with his father’s concubine Bilhah, and Israel heard of it. Jacob had twelve sons:
Now, therefore, the sword shall never depart from your house, because you despised me and took the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your own.”
David burned with anger against the man and said to Nathan, ‘As surely as the Lord lives, the man who did this must die!
Her brother Absalom said to her, ‘Has that Amnon, your brother, been with you? Be quiet for now, my sister; he is your brother. Don’t take this thing to heart.’ And Tamar lived in her brother Absalom’s house, a desolate woman.
And Absalom never said a word to Amnon, either good or bad; he hated Amnon because he had disgraced his sister Tamar.
Every morning I will put to silence all the wicked in the land; I will cut off every evildoer from the city of the Lord.
Why do you scorn my sacrifice and offering that I prescribed for my dwelling? Why do you honour your sons more than me by fattening yourselves on the choice parts of every offering made by my people Israel?”