After this, Absalom the son of David had a beautiful sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.
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- 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.
- BSB After some time, David’s son Amnon fell in love with Tamar, the beautiful sister of David’s son Absalom.
- ESV Now Absalom, David’s son, had a beautiful sister, whose name was Tamar. And after a time Amnon, David’s son, loved her.
- NKJV After this Absalom the son of David had a lovely sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.
- NASB Now it was after this that Absalom the son of David had a beautiful sister whose name was Tamar, and Amnon the son of David was in love with her.
- NLT Now David’s son Absalom had a beautiful sister named Tamar. And Amnon, her half brother, fell desperately in love with her.
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- 1 Chr 3:9All these were the sons of David, besides the sons of the concubines; and Tamar was their sister.
- 2 Sam 3:2–3Sons were born to David in Hebron. His firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;
- 2 Sam 14:27Three sons were born to Absalom, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar. She was a woman with a beautiful face.
- 2 Sam 13:15Then Amnon hated her with exceedingly great hatred; for the hatred with which he hated her was greater than the love with which he had loved her. Amnon said to her, “Arise, be gone!”
- 1 Chr 3:2the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur; the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith;
- 2 Sam 11:2At evening, David arose from his bed and walked on the roof of the king’s house. From the roof, he saw a woman bathing, and the woman was very beautiful to look at.
- Gen 29:18Jacob loved Rachel. He said, “I will serve you seven years for Rachel, your younger daughter.”
- Prov 31:30Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain; but a woman who fears Yahweh, she shall be praised.
- Gen 29:20Jacob served seven years for Rachel. They seemed to him but a few days, for the love he had for her.
- Gen 6:2God’s sons saw that men’s daughters were beautiful, and they took any that they wanted for themselves as wives.
- Gen 39:6–7He left all that he had in Joseph’s hand. He didn’t concern himself with anything, except for the food which he ate. Joseph was well-built and handsome.
- 1 Kgs 11:1Now king Solomon loved many foreign women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians, and Hittites;
- Gen 34:3His soul joined to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the young lady, and spoke kindly to the young lady.
- Prov 6:25Don’t lust after her beauty in your heart, neither let her captivate you with her eyelids.
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