2 Samuel 13:12

And she answered him, No, my brother, do not force me, for no such thing ought to be done in Israel. Do not do thou this folly.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

And she answered him, Nay, my brother, do not force me; for no such thing ought to be done in Israel: do not thou this folly.

In Context

11And when she had brought them near to him to eat, he took hold of her, and said to her, Come, lay with me, my sister.

13And I, where shall I carry my shame? And as for thee, thou will be as one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore, I pray thee, speak to the king, for he will not withhold me from thee.

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Cross References

Genesis 34:7And the sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard it. And the men were grieved, and they were very angry, because he had wrought folly in Israel in laying with Jacob's daughter, which thing ought not to be done.

Leviticus 18:11The nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister, thou shall not uncover her nakedness.

Deuteronomy 22:29then the man who lay with her shall give to the damsel's father fifty [shekels] of silver, and she shall be his wife, because he has humbled her. He may not put her away all his days.

Judges 20:6And I took my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the country of the inheritance of Israel, for they have committed lewdness and folly in Israel.

Proverbs 7:7and I beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 13:2-21

Amnon's Incest. ( b. c. 1032.) 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 subtle man. 4 And he said unto him, Why art thou, being the king's son, lean from day to… Read the whole commentary →

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