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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Samuel 13:13

Speak unto the king. — The marriage of half-brothers and sisters was strictly forbidden in the Law (Leviticus 18:9; Leviticus 18:11; Leviticus 20:17), and it is not to be supposed that Tamar really thought David would violate its provisions for Amnon; but she made any and every suggestion to gain time and escape the pressing danger. Amnon, however, knew the Law too well to have any hope of a legitimate marriage with Tamar, and, therefore, persisted in his violence.

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See also 2 Samuel 13:13 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse 2 Samuel 13:13. _SPEAK UNTO THE KING_] So it appears that she thought that the king, her father, would give her to him as wife. This is another strong mark of indelicacy in those simple but bar...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    MY SHAME - Better, “my reproach.” Compare Genesis 30:23; Gen 34:14; 1 Samuel 11:2. SPEAK UNTO THE KING ... - It cannot be inferred with certainty from this that marriages were usual among half brother...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    3. FURTHER CHASTISEMENT: AMNON, TAMAR, AND ABSALOM CHAPTER 13 _ 1. Amnon's wicked desire (2 Samuel 13:1)_ 2. The incest (2 Samuel 13:6) 3. His hatred (2 Samuel 13:15) 4. Amnon murd

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    2 SAMUEL 13. AMNON, TAMAR, AND ABSALOM (J). 2 SAMUEL 13:1. Amnon, David's eldest son, forces his half-sister, Tamar, the full sister of Absalom. He might have married her (2 Samuel 3:5 *) but did not...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _as one of the fools in Israel_ "Fool" denotes not merely one who is stupid and ignorant, but one who has abandoned the fear of God, and cast off the restraints of decency and morality. Cp. ch. 2 Samu...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    4. Amnon's Death, 2 Samuel 13:1-39. _Amnon's Sin With Tamar._ 2 Samuel 13:1-14 And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name _was_ Tamar; and Amnon the...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _AND I, WHITHER SHALL I CAUSE MY SHAME TO GO? AND AS FOR THEE, THOU SHALT BE AS ONE OF THE FOOLS IN ISRAEL. NOW THEREFORE, I PRAY THEE, SPEAK UNTO THE KING; FOR HE WILL NOT WITHHOLD ME FROM THEE._ No...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE CRIME OF AMNON, AND ABSALOM'S VENGEANCE This narrative and the history of Absalom's rebellion is omitted in Chronicles....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    HE WILL NOT WITHHOLD ME] Tamar said this as a last, desperate expedient, for such marriages were unlawful (Leviticus 18:9)....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    DAVID, THE GREAT KING OF ISRAEL 2 SAMUEL _HELEN POCOCK_ CHAPTER 13 AMNON AND TAMAR V1 David had a son called Absalom and another son called Amnon. Absalom had a beautiful sister called Tamar. Am...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ אֲנִ֗י אָ֤נָה אֹולִיךְ֙ אֶת ־חֶרְפָּתִ֔י ו

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    CHAPTER XVII. _ ABSALOM AND AMNON._ 2 Samuel 13:1. LIVING sorrow, says the proverb, is worse than a dead. The dead sorrow had been very grievous to David; what the living sorrow, of which this chapt...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    SIN IN DAVID'S HOUSEHOLD 2 Samuel 13:1 The law of Moses clearly forbade the union which Amnon sought, Leviticus 18:11. It was an infamous passion, and the suggestion of Jonadab, if it was any reflect...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    The story of Amnon's sin is of a sin committed by a child of David similar to his own. When the story was told to him, we are told that he was wroth. We are not told that he disciplined Amnon. How cou...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    And I, whither shall I cause my shame to go? and as for thee, thou shalt be as one of (g) the fools in Israel. Now therefore, I pray thee, speak unto the king; for he will not withhold me from thee....

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Thee. Was she ignorant that such marriages could not be allowed? (Calmet) --- Some think she was. (Grotius) (Menochius) --- Others believe that, in her present situation, she said what first came int...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    (4) And he said unto him, Why art thou, being the king's son, lean from day to day? wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said unto him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister. (5) And Jonadab said unto...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    In the sketch proposed of these books of scripture there is of course no pretension to notice every point of interest they contain, but only a general comprehensive view, as far as the Lord enables me...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 11, 12, AND 13. The history of David and the wife of Uriah follows. David is no longer acting by faith in God's service. When the time comes at which kings go...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND I, WHITHER SHALL I CAUSE MY SHAME TO GO?.... She desires him to consider hey reputation, which would be lost; was she to go into a corner, into a place the most private and retired, yet she would...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And I, whither shall I cause my shame to go? and as for thee, thou shalt be as one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore, I pray thee, speak unto the king; for he will not withhold me from thee. Ver....

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _And I, whither shall I cause my shame to go?_ How shall I drive it from me; and where shall I hide it? This plea for herself is inexpressibly beautiful and forcible. _Thou shalt be as one of the fool...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 Amnon louing Tamar, by Ionadabs counsell faining himselfe sicke, rauisheth her. 15 Hee hateth her, and shamefully turneth her away. 19 Absalom entertaineth her, and concealeth his purpose. 23 At...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And I, whither shall I cause my shame to go? Disgrace and contempt would be sure to strike her wherever she would go. AND AS FOR THEE, THOU SHALT BE AS ONE OF THE FOOLS IN ISRAEL, a person who foolish...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Amnon's Crime...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    WICKEDNESS INVADING DAVID'S FAMILY David did not have to wait long to see the sad governmental results of his sin begin to be manifest in his own family His son Ammon was so attracted by the beauty o...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1-20 From henceforward David was followed with one trouble after another. Adultery and murder were David's sins, the like sins among his children were the beginnings of his punishment: he was too ind...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    WHITHER SHALL I CAUSE MY SHAME TO GO? how can I either endure or avoid the shame and reproach of it? AS ONE OF THE FOOLS IN ISRAEL, i.e. loathsome and contemptible to all the people, whereas now thou...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    2 Samuel 13:13 take H3212 (H8686) shame H2781 one H259 fools H5036 Israel H3478 speak H1696 (H8761) king...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Ammon's crime. Absalom's vengeance for Tamar's wrong. CHARACTERS: David, Absalom, Ammon, Tamar, Jonadab. CONCLUSION: Fleshly lusts are their own punishment and not only war against the sou...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    2 Samuel 13:2. _He fell sick for his sister Tamar._ Most young men who have come to ruin, have followed some blind and impetuous passion. 2 Samuel 13:13. _The king will not withhold me from thee._ In...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Absalom the son of David had a fair sister._ THE WICKEDNESS OF AMNON No other book but the Bible dare have inserted such a chronicle as this and yet have hoped to retain the attention and confidence...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 13:1 Nathan had warned David of “evil... out of your own house” (2 Samuel 12:11) as a result of his sin with Bathsheba. Chapters...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 13:12 SUCH A THING IS NOT DONE IN ISRAEL. Intercourse between brother and sister, even half brother and half sister, was forbidden in L

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 2 Samuel 13:1. “ABSALOM” and “TAMAR” were the children of Maacha, and “AMNON” was David’s eldest son by Ahinoam the Jezreelitess (see chap 2 Samuel 3:2). 2 Samuel 13:2

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION 2 SAMUEL 13:1 AFTER THIS. This phrase, as we have seen on 2 Samuel 10:1, has little chronological force, but the date of the sad event which formed the second stage in David's punishment c...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    So we find that the problems begin very soon thereafter. David had a son by the name of Amnon, and Amnon was talking with a man who was called his friend (2 Samuel 13:1; 2 Samuel 13:3), Yet, I would c...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Genesis 19:8; Judges 19:24...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Shame — How can I either endure or avoid the shame? Fools — That is, contemptible to all the people, whereas now thou art heir apparent of the crown. Withhold — This she spoke, because she thought her...

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