2 Samuel 13:2 BSB — MannaFest

2 Samuel 13:2

Amnon was sick with frustration over his sister Tamar, for she was a virgin, and it seemed implausible for him to do anything to her.

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ASV

And Amnon was so vexed that he fell sick because of his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and it seemed hard to Amnon to do anything unto her.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

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Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Amnon was so vexed - for she was a virgin - It has been well remarked that “the passion of love is nowhere so wasting and vexatious, as where it is unlawful. A quick sense of guilt, especially where it is enormous, as in the present instance, strikes the soul with horror; and the impossibility of an innocent gratification loads that horror with desperation: a conflict too cruel and too dreadful for human bearing.” - Delaney.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֵּ֨צֶר	vai.Ye.tzer	and it was distress	H3334 →
לְאַמְנ֜וֹן	le.'am.Non	to Amnon	H550 →
לְהִתְחַלּ֗וֹת	le.hit.cha.Lot	to make himself sick	H2470 →
בַּֽעֲבוּר֙	ba.'a.Vur	forsake of	H5668 →
תָּמָ֣ר	ta.Mar	Tamar	H8559 →
אֲחֹת֔וֹ	'a.cho.To	sister his	H269 →
כִּ֥י	ki	for	H3588 →
בְתוּלָ֖ה	ve.tu.Lah	[was] a virgin	H1330 →
הִ֑יא	Hi'	she	H1931 →
וַיִּפָּלֵא֙	vai.yi.pa.Le'	and it was difficult	H6381 →
בְּעֵינֵ֣י	be.'ei.Nei	in [the] eyes of	H5869 →
אַמְנ֔וֹן	'am.Non	Amnon	H550 →
לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת	la.'a.Sot	to do	H6213 →
לָ֖הּ	lah	to <the> her
מְאֽוּמָה׃	me.'U.mah	anything	H3972 →

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2 Corinthians 7:10
Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.
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- Acts 3:19
  Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away,
- Acts 11:18
  When they heard this, their objections were put to rest, and they glorified God, saying, “So then, God has granted even the Gentiles repentance unto life.”
- 2 Timothy 2:25–26
  He must gently reprove those who oppose him, in the hope that God may grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth.
- 2 Samuel 12:13
  Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the LORD.” “The LORD has taken away your sin,” Nathan replied. “You will not die.
- Luke 18:13
  But the tax collector stood at a distance, unwilling even to lift up his eyes to heaven. Instead, he beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner!’
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Song of Solomon 5:8
O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you, if you find my beloved, tell him I am sick with love.
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- Song of Solomon 2:5
  Sustain me with raisins; refresh me with apples, for I am faint with love.
- Song of Solomon 2:7
  O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you by the gazelles and does of the field: Do not arouse or awaken love until the time is right.
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1 Kings 21:4
So Ahab went to his palace, sullen and angry because Naboth the Jezreelite had told him, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” He lay down on his bed, turned his…
leads to
- 1 Kings 20:43
  Sullen and angry, the king of Israel went home to Samaria.

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