Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

Some time passed. David’s son Absalom had a beautiful sister named Tamar, and David’s son Amnon was infatuated with her.

New American Standard Bible

Now it was after this that Absalom the son of David had a beautiful sister whose name was Tamar, and Amnon the son of David loved her.

King James Version

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.

International Standard Version

Sometime after this, David's son Amnon fell in love with David's other son Absalom's beautiful sister Tamar.

A Conservative Version

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.

American Standard Version

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.

Amplified

It happened afterwards that Absalom the son of David had a beautiful sister whose name was Tamar, and Amnon [her half brother] the son of David was in love with her.

Bible in Basic English

Now after this, it came about that Absalom, David's son, had a beautiful sister, whose name was Tamar; and David's son Amnon was in love with her.

Darby Translation

And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David having a beautiful sister, whose name was Tamar, Amnon the son of David loved her.

Julia Smith Translation

And it will be after this, and to Absalom son of David a fair sister, and her name Tamar; and Amnon, son of David, loved her.

King James 2000

And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a beautiful sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.

Lexham Expanded Bible

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.

Modern King James verseion

And it happened after this Absalom the son of David had a beautiful sister whose name was Tamar. And Amnon the son of David loved her.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And it chanced that Absalom, David's son, had a fair sister named Tamar, whom afterward Amnon, another son of David, loved.

NET Bible

Now David's son Absalom had a beautiful sister named Tamar. In the course of time David's son Amnon fell madly in love with her.

New Heart English Bible

It happened after this, that Absalom the son of David had a beautiful sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.

The Emphasized Bible

And it came to pass, after this, that, Absolom, son of David, having a beautiful sister, whose name, was Tamar, Amnon son of David loved her.

Webster

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.

World English Bible

It happened after this, that Absalom the son of David had a beautiful sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.

Youngs Literal Translation

And it cometh to pass afterwards that Absalom son of David hath a fair sister, and her name is Tamar, and Amnon son of David loveth her.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And it came to pass after
אחר 
'achar 
Usage: 488

H53
אבשׁלום אבישׁלום 
'Abiyshalowm 
Usage: 111

of David
דּויד דּוד 
David 
דּויד דּוד 
David 
Usage: 1074
Usage: 1074

had a fair
יפה 
Yapheh 
Usage: 41

אחות 
'achowth 
Usage: 114

שׁם 
Shem 
Usage: 865

תּמר 
Tamar 
Usage: 24

and Amnon
אמינון אמנון 
'Amnown 
Usage: 28

אהב אהב 
'ahab 
Usage: 212

References

Easton

Hastings

Morish

Smith

Context Readings

Amnon Assaults His Sister Tamar

1 Some time passed. David’s son Absalom had a beautiful sister named Tamar, and David’s son Amnon was infatuated with her. 2 Amnon was frustrated to the point of making himself sick over his sister Tamar because she was a virgin, but it seemed impossible to do anything to her.


Cross References

2 Samuel 3:2-3

Sons were born to David in Hebron:

his firstborn was Amnon,
by Ahinoam the Jezreelite;

1 Chronicles 3:9

These were all David’s sons, with their sister Tamar, in addition to the sons by his concubines.

1 Chronicles 3:2

Absalom son of Maacah, daughter of King Talmai of Geshur, was third;
Adonijah son of Haggith was fourth;

2 Samuel 14:27

Three sons were born to Absalom, and a daughter named Tamar, who was a beautiful woman.

Genesis 6:2

the sons of God saw that the daughters of mankind were beautiful, and they took any they chose as wives for themselves.

Genesis 29:18

Jacob loved Rachel, so he answered Laban, “I’ll work for you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel.”

Genesis 29:20

So Jacob worked seven years for Rachel, and they seemed like only a few days to him because of his love for her.

Genesis 34:3

He became infatuated with Dinah, daughter of Jacob. He loved the young girl and spoke tenderly to her.

Genesis 39:6-7

He left all that he owned under Joseph’s authority; he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate.

Now Joseph was well-built and handsome.

2 Samuel 11:2

One evening David got up from his bed and strolled around on the roof of the palace. From the roof he saw a woman bathing—a very beautiful woman.

2 Samuel 13:15

After this, Amnon hated Tamar with such intensity that the hatred he hated her with was greater than the love he had loved her with. “Get out of here!” he said.

1 Kings 11:1

King Solomon loved many foreign women in addition to Pharaoh’s daughter: Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite, Sidonian, and Hittite women

Proverbs 6:25

Don’t lust in your heart for her beauty
or let her captivate you with her eyelashes.

Proverbs 31:30

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

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