2 Samuel 13:1

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2 Samuel 13:1–3 · Berean Standard Bible

1 After some time, David’s son Amnon fell in love with Tamar, the beautiful sister of David’s son Absalom.

2 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.

3 Now Amnon had a friend named Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah. Jonadab was a very shrewd man,

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2 Samuel 3:2

And sons were born to David in Hebron: His firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam of Jezreel;

2 Samuel 3:3

his second was Chileab, by Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel; his third was Absalom, the son of Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur;

1 Chronicles 3:2

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

2 Samuel 11:2

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

Genesis 6:2

the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they took as wives whomever they chose.

Genesis 39:6

So Potiphar left all that he owned in Joseph’s care; he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate. Now Joseph was well-built and handsome,

Genesis 39:7

and after some time his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph and said, “Sleep with me.”

Proverbs 6:25

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

Proverbs 31:30

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

2 Samuel 14:27

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

1 Chronicles 3:9

These were all the sons of David, besides the sons by his concubines. And Tamar was their sister.

2 Samuel 13:15

Then Amnon hated Tamar with such intensity that his hatred was greater than the love he previously had. “Get up!” he said to her. “Be gone!”

Genesis 29:18

Since Jacob loved Rachel, he answered, “I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel.”

Genesis 29:20

So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, yet it seemed but a few days because of his love for her.

Genesis 34:3

And his soul was drawn to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob. He loved the young girl and spoke to her tenderly.

1 Kings 11:1

King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh—women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon, as well as Hittite women.