2 Samuel 13:16

She said to him, “Not so, because this great wrong in sending me away is worse than the other that you did to me!” But he would not listen to her.

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WEBBE

She said to him, “Not so, because this great wrong in sending me away is worse than the other that you did to me!” But he would not listen to her.

BSB

“No,” she replied, “sending me away is worse than this great wrong you have already done to me!” But he refused to listen to her.

KJV

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.

ASV

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.

BBE

And she said to him, Not so, my brother, for this great wrong in sending me away is worse than what you did to me before. But he gave no attention to her.

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וַתֹּאמֶר va·to·mer and she said H559 לוֹ lo to (the) him H9033 אַל־ 'al- may not H408 אוֹדֹת 'o·dot [the] causes of H182 הָרָעָה ha·ra·'ah the evil H7451 הַגְּדוֹלָה ha·ge·do·lah (the) great H1419 הַזֹּאת ha·zot (the) this H2063 מֵאַחֶרֶת me·'a·che·ret [be] more than [the] other H312 אֲשֶׁר־ 'a·sher- which H834 עָשִׂיתָ 'a·si·ta you have done H6213 עִמִּי 'i·mi with me H5973 לְשַׁלְּחֵנִי le·sha·le·che·ni to send away me H7971 וְלֹא ve·lo' and not H3808 אָבָה 'a·vah he was willing H14 לִשְׁמֹעַ lish·mo·a' to listen H8085 לָהּ lah to (the) her H9034

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–20

From henceforward David was followed with one trouble after another. Adultery and murder were David's sins, the like sins among his children were the beginnings of his punishment: he was too indulgent to his children. Thus David might trace the sins of his children to his own misconduct, which must have made the anguish of the chastisement worse. Let no one ever expect good treatment from those who are capable of attempting their seduction; but it is better to suffer the greatest wrong than to commit the least sin.

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