13 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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Amnon and Tamar

13 In the course of time, Amnon(A) son of David fell in love with Tamar,(B) the beautiful sister of Absalom(C) son of David.

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

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All these were the sons of David, besides his sons by his concubines. And Tamar(A) was their sister.(B)

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

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;

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Sons were born to David in Hebron:

His firstborn was Amnon(A) the son of Ahinoam(B) of Jezreel;

his second, Kileab the son of Abigail(C) the widow of Nabal of Carmel;

the third, Absalom(D) the son of Maakah daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;(E)

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

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the third, Absalom the son of Maakah daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;

the fourth, Adonijah(A) the son of Haggith;

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

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27 Three sons(A) and a daughter were born to Absalom. His daughter’s name was Tamar,(B) and she became a beautiful woman.

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15 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.

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15 Then Amnon hated her with intense hatred. In fact, he hated her more than he had loved her. Amnon said to her, “Get up and get out!”

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30 Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.

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30 Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting;
    but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.

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25 Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.

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25 Do not lust in your heart after her beauty
    or let her captivate you with her eyes.

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11 But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites:

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Solomon’s Wives

11 King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women(A) besides Pharaoh’s daughter—Moabites, Ammonites,(B) Edomites, Sidonians and Hittites.

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And 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.

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One evening David got up from his bed and walked around on the roof(A) of the palace. From the roof he saw(B) a woman bathing. The woman was very beautiful,

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And 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.

And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.

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So Potiphar left everything he had in Joseph’s care;(A) with Joseph in charge, he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate.

Now Joseph was well-built and handsome,(B) and after a while his master’s wife took notice of Joseph and said, “Come to bed with me!”(C)

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And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel.

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His heart was drawn to Dinah(A) daughter of Jacob;(B) he loved(C) the young woman and spoke tenderly(D) to her.

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

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20 So Jacob served seven years to get Rachel,(A) but they seemed like only a few days to him because of his love for her.(B)

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