2 Samuel 13:14

Modern

But Amnon refused to listen to her, and being stronger, he violated her and lay with her.

Traditional

Howbeit he would not hearken unto her voice: but, being stronger than she, forced her, and lay with her.

Literal

And he would not listen to her voice, and he was stronger than she, and he forced her and lay with her.

Latin

Noluit autem acquiescere precibus ejus, sed prævalens viribus oppressit eam, et cubavit cum ea.

Hebrew

English

But Amnon refused to listen to her, and being stronger, he violated her and lay with her.

being stronger: Tamar resisted as much as she could.

Theme notes and profiles

2 Samuel 12:11
This is what the LORD says: ‘I will raise up adversity against you from your own house. Before your very eyes I will take your wives and give them to another, and he will lie with them in broad daylight.
Esther 7:8
Just as the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall, Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was reclining. The king exclaimed, “Would he actually assault the queen while I am in the palace?” As soon as the words had left the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.
Judges 20:5
And during the night, the men of Gibeah rose up against me and surrounded the house. They intended to kill me, but they abused my concubine, and she died.
Deuteronomy 22:25–27
But if the man encounters a betrothed woman in the open country, and he overpowers her and lies with her, only the man who has done this must die.