2 Samuel 13:1
After some time, David's son Amnon fell in love with Tamar, the beautiful sister of David's son Absalom.
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2 Samuel 3:2, 3
And sons were born to David in Hebron: His firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam of Jezreel; . . .

1 Chronicles 3:2
the third was Absalom the son of Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur; the fourth was Adonijah the son of Haggith;

a fair sister

2 Samuel 11:2
One evening David got up from his bed and strolled around on the roof of the palace. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing--a very beautiful woman.

Genesis 6:2
the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they took as wives whomever they chose.

Genesis 39:6, 7
So Potiphar left all that he owned in Joseph's care; he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate. Now Joseph was well-built and handsome, . . .

Proverbs 6:25
Do not lust in your heart for her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes.

Proverbs 31:30
Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.

Tamar

2 Samuel 14:27
Three sons were born to Absalom, and a daughter named Tamar, who was a beautiful woman.

1 Chronicles 3:9
These were all the sons of David, besides the sons by his concubines. And Tamar was their sister.

loved her

2 Samuel 13:15
Then Amnon hated Tamar with such intensity that his hatred was greater than the love he previously had. "Get up!" he said to her. "Be gone!"

Genesis 29:18, 20
Since Jacob loved Rachel, he answered, "I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel." . . .

Genesis 34:3
And his soul was drawn to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob. He loved the young girl and spoke to her tenderly.

1 Kings 11:1
King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh--women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon, as well as Hittite women.

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
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 loved her.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Some time passed. David's son Absalom had a beautiful sister named Tamar, and David's son Amnon was infatuated with her.

International Standard Version
Sometime after this, David's son Amnon fell in love with David's other son Absalom's beautiful sister Tamar.

NET Bible
Now David's son Absalom had a beautiful sister named Tamar. In the course of time David's son Amnon fell madly in love with her.
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