2 Samuel 13:2

Amnon was so troubled that he became sick because of his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and it seemed hard to Amnon to do anything to her.

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WEBBE

Amnon was so troubled that he became sick because of his sister Tamar, for she was a virgin, and it seemed hard to Amnon to do anything to her.

BSB

Amnon was sick with frustration over his sister Tamar, for she was a virgin, and it seemed implausible for him to do anything to her.

KJV

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.

ASV

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.

BBE

And he was so deeply in love that he became ill because of his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin, and so it seemed hard to Amnon to do anything to her.

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וַיֵּצֶר vai·ye·tzer and it was distress H3334 לְאַמְנוֹן le·'am·non to Amnon H550 לְהִתְחַלּוֹת le·hit·cha·lot to make himself sick H2470 בַּעֲבוּר ba·'a·vur for sake of H5668 תָּמָר ta·mar Tamar H8559 אֲחֹתוֹ 'a·cho·to sister his H269 כִּי ki for H3588 בְתוּלָה ve·tu·lah [was] a virgin H1330 הִיא hi' she H1931 וַיִּפָּלֵא vai·yi·pa·le' and it was difficult H6381 בְּעֵינֵי be·'ei·nei in [the] eyes of H5869 אַמְנוֹן 'am·non Amnon H550 לַעֲשׂוֹת la·'a·sot to do H6213 לָהּ lah to (the) her H9034 מְאוּמָה me·'u·mah anything H3972

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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Amnon Tamar

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.