KJV King James Version
And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name [was] Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.
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2 Samuel 13:1
And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name [was] Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
After some time, David’s son Amnon fell in love with Tamar, the beautiful sister of David’s son Absalom.
WEB World English Bible
It happened after this, that Absalom the son of David had a beautiful sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.
ASV American Standard Version
And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass afterwards that Absalom son of David hath a fair sister, and her name is Tamar, and Amnon son of David loveth her.
Surrounding context — 2 Samuel 13
1 And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name [was] Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.
2 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.
3 But Amnon had a friend, whose name [was] Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David’s brother: and Jonadab [was] a very subtil man.
4 And he said unto him, Why [art] thou, [being] the king’s son, lean from day to day? wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said unto him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיְהִ֣יH1961 · ha.yahto beאַֽחֲרֵי־H310 · a.charafterכֵ֗ןH3651 · kenrightוּלְאַבְשָׁל֧וֹםH53 · a.vi.sha.lomAbsalomבֶּן־H1121 · benson: childדָּוִ֛דH1732 · da.vidDavidאָח֥וֹתH269 · a.chotsisterיָפָ֖הH3303 · ya.phehbeautifulוּשְׁמָ֣הּH8034 · shemnameתָּמָ֑רH8559 · ta.marTamarוַיֶּאֱהָבֶ֖הָH157 · a.havto love: loverאַמְנ֥וֹןH550 · am.nonAmnonבֶּן־H1121 · benson: childדָּוִֽד׃H1732 · da.vidDavid
Cross-references
1 Chronicles 3:9[These were] all the sons of David, beside the sons of the concubines, and Tamar their sister.2 Samuel 3:2-3And unto David were sons born in Hebron: and his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;2 Samuel 14:27And unto Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name [was] Tamar: she was a woman of a fair countenance.1 Chronicles 3:2The third, Absalom the son of Maachah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur: the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith:2 Samuel 13:15Then Amnon hated her exceedingly; so that the hatred wherewith he hated her [was] greater than the love wherewith he had loved her. And Amnon said unto her, Arise, be gone.Genesis 34:3And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel.Genesis 29:20And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him [but] a few days, for the love he had to her.1 Kings 11:1But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, [and] Hittites;Genesis 39:6-7And he left all that he had in Joseph’s hand; and he knew not ought he had, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was [a] goodly [person], and well favoured.Proverbs 6:25Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.Proverbs 31:30Favour [is] deceitful, and beauty [is] vain: [but] a woman [that] feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.2 Samuel 11:2And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king’s house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman [was] very beautiful to look upon.Genesis 29:18And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.Genesis 6:2That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they [were] fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
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