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2 Samuel 13:1

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¶ 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.

And it came to pass after {H310} this, that Absalom {H53} the son {H1121} of David {H1732} had a fair {H3303} sister {H269}, whose name {H8034} was Tamar {H8559}; and Amnon {H550} the son {H1121} of David {H1732} loved {H157} her.

Now Avshalom the son of David had a beautiful sister named Tamar. Some time after the previous events, Amnon the son of David fell in love with her.

After some time, David’s son Amnon fell in love with Tamar, the beautiful sister of David’s son Absalom.

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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Cross-References

  • 2 Samuel 3:2 (5 votes)

    And unto David were sons born in Hebron: and his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;

  • 2 Samuel 3:3 (5 votes)

    And his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;

  • 1 Chronicles 3:9 (5 votes)

    [These were] all the sons of David, beside the sons of the concubines, and Tamar their sister.

  • 1 Chronicles 3:2 (4 votes)

    The third, Absalom the son of Maachah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur: the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith:

  • 2 Samuel 14:27 (4 votes)

    And unto Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name [was] Tamar: she was a woman of a fair countenance.

  • 2 Samuel 13:15 (4 votes)

    Then 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 29:20 (3 votes)

    And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him [but] a few days, for the love he had to her.