2 Samuel 13:4
Jonadab said to Amnon, “Why, son of the king, are you depressed every morning? Will you not tell me?” So Amnon answered him, “I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister.”
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Leviticus 18:9Do not sleep with any sister of yours, whether she is the daughter of your father or the daughter of your mother, whether she was raised at your home or distant from you. You must not sleep with your sisters.
1 Kings 21:5Jezebel his wife came to him and said to him, “Why is your heart so sad, so that you eat no food?”
Esther 5:13But all this is worth nothing to me as long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's gate.”
Jeremiah 8:12Were they ashamed when they practiced abominations? They were not ashamed; they did not know how to blush! So they will fall among the fallen; they will be brought down when they are punished, says Yahweh. 1
Luke 12:32Do not fear, little flock, because your Father is very pleased to give you the kingdom.
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 →