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2 Samuel 13:1-2
Lexham English Bible
2 Samuel 13:1-2
Lexham English Bible
Amnon Assaults His Sister Tamar
13 It happened afterwards that Absalom the son of David had a beautiful sister whose name was Tamar, and Amnon the son of David fell in love with her. 2 And Amnon was so frustrated that he felt ill[a] because of Tamar his sister, because she was a virgin, and it was too difficult in Amnon’s eyes to do anything with her.
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- 2 Samuel 13:2 Literally “was distressed to the point of sickness”
2 Samuel 13:1-2
New International Version
2 Samuel 13:1-2
New International Version
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.
2 Amnon became so obsessed with his sister Tamar that he made himself ill. She was a virgin, and it seemed impossible for him to do anything to her.
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