Howbeit he would not hearken unto her voice: but, being stronger than she, forced her, and lay with her.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
Howbeit he would not hearken unto her voice; but being stronger than she, he forced her, and lay with her.
WEB
But Amnon refused to listen to her, and being stronger, he violated her and lay with her.
YLT
And he hath not been willing to hearken to her voice, and is stronger than she, and humbleth her, and lieth with her.
DBT
But he would not hearken to her voice, and was stronger than she, and humbled her and lay with her.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament2 Samuel — David's reign in three movements — rise, fall, consequences — with the Davidic covenant (ch. 7) as the vertical spine down the centre. A covenant held through both rise and fall; a throne established for ever.
- Author
- Traditional: compilation by Nathan and Gad from Samuel's earlier records (1 Chr 29:29)
- Date
- Events c. 1010–970 BC; compilation during Solomon's early reign