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The Rape of Tamar

13 Now David’s son Absalom had a beautiful sister named Tamar. And Amnon, her half brother, fell desperately in love with 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 the sons of David, not including his sons born to his concubines. Their sister was named Tamar.

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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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David’s Sons Born in Hebron

These are the sons who were born to David in Hebron:

The oldest was Amnon, whose mother was Ahinoam from Jezreel.
The second was Daniel,[a] whose mother was Abigail, the widow of Nabal from Carmel.
The third was Absalom, whose mother was Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur.

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Footnotes

  1. 3:3 As in parallel text at 1 Chr 3:1 (see also Greek version, which reads Daluia, and possible support by Dead Sea Scrolls); Hebrew reads Kileab.

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 was Absalom, whose mother was Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur.
The fourth was Adonijah, whose mother was 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 He had three sons and one daughter. His daughter’s name was Tamar, and she was very beautiful.

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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 suddenly Amnon’s love turned to hate, and he hated her even more than he had loved her. “Get out of here!” he snarled at her.

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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 Charm is deceptive, and beauty does not last;
    but a woman who fears the Lord will be greatly 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 Don’t lust for her beauty.
    Don’t let her coy glances seduce you.

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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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Solomon’s Many Wives

11 Now King Solomon loved many foreign women. Besides Pharaoh’s daughter, he married women from Moab, Ammon, Edom, Sidon, and from among the 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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Late one afternoon, after his midday rest, David got out of bed and was walking on the roof of the palace. As he looked out over the city, he noticed a woman of unusual beauty taking a bath.

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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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So Potiphar gave Joseph complete administrative responsibility over everything he owned. With Joseph there, he didn’t worry about a thing—except what kind of food to eat!

Joseph was a very handsome and well-built young man, and Potiphar’s wife soon began to look at him lustfully. “Come and sleep with me,” she demanded.

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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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But then he fell in love with her, and he tried to win her affection with tender words.

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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 So Jacob worked seven years to pay for Rachel. But his love for her was so strong that it seemed to him but a few days.

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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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