2 Samuel 13:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

2 Samuel 13:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Samuel 13:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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2 Samuel 13:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“After this, Absalom the son of David had a beautiful sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.”

2 Samuel 13:1 — World English Bible

2 Samuel 13:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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. ”

2 Samuel 13:1 — American Standard Version

2 Samuel 13:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

2 Samuel 13:1 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Samuel 13:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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. ”

2 Samuel 13:1 — Darby Translation

2 Samuel 13:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Now after this so it was, that Absalom the sonne of Dauid hauing a fayre sister, whose name was Tamar, Amnon the sonne of Dauid loued her.”

2 Samuel 13:1 — Geneva Bible

2 Samuel 13:1 in Context — 2 Samuel 13

1 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.

2 And Amnon was so vexed, that he fell sick for his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and Amnon thought it hard for him to do any thing to her.

3 But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David’s brother: and Jonadab was a very subtil man.

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What Does 2 Samuel 13:1 Mean?

2 Samuel 13:1 is a verse from the Book of 2 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Samuel chapter 13. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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