Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “No!” she said to him. “Sending me away would be a greater wrong than what you have already done to me.” But he refused to listen to her. New Living Translation “No, no!” Tamar cried. “Sending me away now is worse than what you’ve already done to me.” But Amnon wouldn’t listen to her. English Standard Version But she said to him, “No, my brother, for this wrong in sending me away is greater than the other that you did to me.” But he would not listen to her. Berean Standard Bible “No,” she replied, “sending me away is worse than this great wrong you have already done to me!” But he refused to listen to her. Berean Literal Bible And she said to him, “No, because this is greater evil than the other that you did to me—sending me away.” And he would not listen to her. King James Bible And she said unto him, There is no cause: this evil in sending me away is greater than the other that thou didst unto me. But he would not hearken unto her. New King James Version So she said to him, “No, indeed! This evil of sending me away is worse than the other that you did to me.” But he would not listen to her. New American Standard Bible But she said to him, “No, because this wrong in sending me away is greater than the other that you have done to me!” Yet he would not listen to her. NASB 1995 But she said to him, “No, because this wrong in sending me away is greater than the other that you have done to me!” Yet he would not listen to her. NASB 1977 But she said to him, “No, because this wrong in sending me away is greater than the other that you have done to me!” Yet he would not listen to her. Legacy Standard Bible But she said to him, “No, because this wrong in sending me away is greater than the other that you have done to me!” But he was not willing to listen to her. Amplified Bible But she said, “No, because this wrong of sending me away is worse than the other that you have done to me!” But he would not listen to her. Berean Annotated Bible “No, she replied, “sending me away is worse than this great wrong you have already done to me! But he refused to listen to her. Christian Standard Bible “No,” she cried, “sending me away is much worse than the great wrong you’ve already done to me! ” But he refused to listen to her. Holman Christian Standard Bible No,” she cried, “sending me away is much worse than the great wrong you’ve already done to me!” But he refused to listen to her. American Standard Version And she said unto him, Not so, because this great wrong in putting me forth is worse than the other that thou didst unto me. But he would not hearken unto her. Contemporary English Version She said, "Don't send me away! That would be worse than what you have already done." But Amnon would not listen. English Revised Version And she said unto him, Not so, because this great wrong in putting me forth is worse than the other that thou didst unto me. But he would not hearken unto her. GOD'S WORD® Translation She said to him, "No, sending me away is a greater wrong than the other thing you did to me!" But he wouldn't listen to her. Good News Translation "No," she answered. "To send me away like this is a greater crime than what you just did!" But Amnon would not listen to her; International Standard Version Even so, she tried to tell him, "No! After all, it's more wrong to send me away than what you just did to me!" But he was unwilling to listen to her. NET Bible But she said to him, "No I won't, for sending me away now would be worse than what you did to me earlier!" But he refused to listen to her. New Heart English Bible And Tamar said to him, "Don't, my brother, for this latter evil in sending me away is greater than the former thing that you did to me." But he would not listen to her. Webster's Bible Translation And she said to him, There is no cause: this evil in sending me away is greater than the other that thou didst to me. But he would not hearken to her. Majority Text Translations Majority Standard Bible“No,” she replied, “sending me away is worse than this great wrong you have already done to me!” But he refused to listen to her. World English Bible She said to him, “Not so, because this great wrong in sending me away is worse than the other that you did to me!” But he would not listen to her. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd she says to him, “Because of the circumstances this evil is greater than the other that you have done with me—to send me away”; and he has not been willing to listen to her, Berean Literal Bible And she said to him, “No, because this is greater evil than the other that you did to me—sending me away.” And he would not listen to her. Young's Literal Translation And she saith to him, 'Because of the circumstances this evil is greater than the other that thou hast done with me -- to send me away;' and he hath not been willing to hearken to her, Smith's Literal Translation And she will say to him, No reasons: this evil great above the other which thou didst with me, to send me away. And he would not hear to her. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleShe answered him: This evil which now thou dost against me, in driving me away, is greater than that which thou didst before. And he would not hearken to her: Catholic Public Domain Version And she answered him, “This evil is greater, which you are now doing against me in driving me away, than what you did before.” But he was not willing to listen to her. New American Bible She replied, “No, brother, because sending me away would be far worse than this evil thing you have done to me.” He would not listen to her, New Revised Standard Version But she said to him, “No, my brother; for this wrong in sending me away is greater than the other that you did to me.” But he would not listen to her. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd she said to him, So now, since you have done this great evil to me, you send me away? But he would not listen to her. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated She said to him: “Now that you have done this evil to me, you send me away?!” And he would not hear her OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And she said unto him: 'Not so, because this great wrong in putting me forth is worse than the other that thou didst unto me.' But he would not hearken unto her. Brenton Septuagint Translation And Themar spoke to him concerning this great mischief, greater, said she, than the other that thou didst me, to send me away: but Amnon would not hearken to her voice. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Amnon and Tamar…15Then 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!” 16“No,” she replied, “sending me away is worse than this great wrong you have already done to me!” But he refused to listen to her. 17Instead, he called to his attendant and said, “Throw this woman out and bolt the door behind her!”… Cross References “No,” she replied, Judges 19:23-24 The owner of the house went out and said to them, “No, my brothers, do not do this wicked thing! After all, this man is a guest in my house. Do not commit this outrage. / Look, let me bring out my virgin daughter and the man’s concubine, and you can use them and do with them as you wish. But do not do such a vile thing to this man.” Genesis 19:7-8 “Please, my brothers,” he pleaded, “don’t do such a wicked thing! / Look, I have two daughters who have never slept with a man. Let me bring them to you, and you can do to them as you please. But do not do anything to these men, for they have come under the protection of my roof.” Genesis 39:10 Although Potiphar’s wife spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused to go to bed with her or even be near her. “sending me away is worse than this great wrong you have already done to me!” Deuteronomy 22:28-29 If a man encounters a virgin who is not pledged in marriage, and he seizes her and lies with her, and they are discovered, / then the man who lay with her must pay the young woman’s father fifty shekels of silver, and she must become his wife because he has violated her. He must not divorce her as long as he lives. Exodus 22:16-17 If a man seduces a virgin who is not pledged in marriage and sleeps with her, he must pay the full dowry for her to be his wife. / If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, the man still must pay an amount comparable to the bridal price of a virgin. Malachi 2:14-16 Yet you ask, “Why?” It is because the LORD has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have broken faith, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant. / Has not the LORD made them one, having a portion of the Spirit? And why one? Because He seeks godly offspring. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith with the wife of your youth. / “For I hate divorce,” says the LORD, the God of Israel. “He who divorces his wife covers his garment with violence,” says the LORD of Hosts. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith. But he refused to listen to her. Proverbs 1:24-25 Because you refused my call, and no one took my outstretched hand, / because you neglected all my counsel, and wanted none of my correction, Jeremiah 11:8 Yet they would not obey or incline their ears, but each one followed the stubbornness of his evil heart. So I brought on them all the curses of this covenant I had commanded them to follow but they did not keep.” Zechariah 7:11-13 But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing. / They made their hearts like flint and would not listen to the law or to the words that the LORD of Hosts had sent by His Spirit through the earlier prophets. Therefore great anger came from the LORD of Hosts. / And just as I had called and they would not listen, so when they called I would not listen, says the LORD of Hosts. Genesis 34:2-7 When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the region, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force. / And his soul was drawn to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob. He loved the young girl and spoke to her tenderly. / So Shechem told his father Hamor, “Get me this girl as a wife.” … Judges 19:25-30 But the men would not listen to him. So the Levite took his concubine and sent her outside to them, and they raped her and abused her throughout the night, and at dawn they let her go. / Early that morning, the woman went back to the house where her master was staying, collapsed at the doorway, and lay there until it was light. / In the morning, when her master got up and opened the doors of the house to go out on his journey, there was his concubine, collapsed in the doorway of the house, with her hands on the threshold. … 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. / Do nothing to the young woman, because she has committed no sin worthy of death. This case is just like one in which a man attacks his neighbor and murders him. / When he found her in the field, the betrothed woman cried out, but there was no one to save her. Leviticus 18:9-11 You must not have sexual relations with your sister, either your father’s daughter or your mother’s daughter, whether she was born in the same home or elsewhere. / You must not have sexual relations with your son’s daughter or your daughter’s daughter, for that would shame your family. / You must not have sexual relations with the daughter of your father’s wife, born to your father; she is your sister. Leviticus 20:17 If a man marries his sister, whether the daughter of his father or of his mother, and they have sexual relations, it is a disgrace. They must be cut off in the sight of their people. He has uncovered the nakedness of his sister; he shall bear his iniquity. Deuteronomy 27:22 ‘Cursed is he who sleeps with his sister, the daughter of his father or the daughter of his mother.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’ Ezekiel 22:11 One man commits an abomination with his neighbor’s wife; another wickedly defiles his daughter-in-law; and yet another violates his sister, his own father’s daughter. Treasury of Scripture And she said to him, There is no cause: this evil in sending me away is greater than the other that you did to me. But he would not listen to her. Jump to Previous Already Cause Circumstances Evil Forth Great Greater Hearken Putting Refused Sending Willing Worse WrongJump to Next Already Cause Circumstances Evil Forth Great Greater Hearken Putting Refused Sending Willing Worse Wrong2 Samuel 13 1. Amnon loving Tamar, by Jonadab's counsel feigning himself sick, ravishes her.15. He hates her, and shamefully turns her away 19. Absalom entertains her, and conceals his purpose 23. At a sheep-shearing among all the king's sons, he kills Amnon 31. David grieving at the news, is comforted by Jonadab 37. Absalom flies to Talmai at Geshur “No,” she replied, Tamar's response is immediate and firm, indicating her awareness of the gravity of the situation. Her use of "No" signifies a strong objection, reflecting her understanding of the moral and legal implications of Amnon's actions. In the cultural context of ancient Israel, a woman's voice in such matters was often suppressed, making Tamar's protest significant. “sending me away is worse than this great wrong you have already done to me!” But he refused to listen to her. Persons / Places / Events 1. TamarThe daughter of King David, who is wronged by her half-brother Amnon. She is a central figure in this account, representing innocence and victimization. 2. Amnon The eldest son of King David, who commits a grievous sin against his half-sister Tamar. His actions set off a chain of tragic events within David's family. 3. Absalom Tamar's full brother, who later seeks revenge against Amnon for his actions. His response to the injustice done to Tamar plays a significant role in the unfolding family drama. 4. David The King of Israel and father to Amnon, Tamar, and Absalom. His response to the events is notably passive, which has implications for his family and kingdom. 5. The Event The account describes the aftermath of Amnon's assault on Tamar, highlighting the additional injustice of her being cast out, which compounds her suffering. Teaching Points The Consequences of SinAmnon's actions demonstrate how sin can have far-reaching and devastating effects on individuals and families. It serves as a warning of the destructive power of unchecked desires. The Importance of Justice Tamar's plea highlights the need for justice and the further harm caused when it is denied. This calls believers to advocate for justice and support victims of wrongdoing. The Role of Leadership David's passive response to the situation underscores the responsibility of leaders to act justly and decisively. It challenges us to consider how we respond to injustice in our own spheres of influence. The Need for Compassion and Support Tamar's plight calls for compassion and support for those who suffer. As Christians, we are called to be a source of comfort and healing for those who are hurting. Forgiveness and Reconciliation While the account does not resolve with forgiveness, it prompts reflection on the New Testament call to forgive and seek reconciliation, even in the face of deep hurt. Bible Study Questions and Answers 1. What is the meaning of 2 Samuel 13:16?2. How does 2 Samuel 13:16 illustrate the consequences of ignoring God's moral laws? 3. What can we learn about justice from Amnon's actions in 2 Samuel 13:16? 4. How does 2 Samuel 13:16 connect to the theme of sin's repercussions? 5. In what ways can we seek God's guidance to prevent similar situations today? 6. How can believers support victims of injustice, as seen in 2 Samuel 13:16? 7. Why does 2 Samuel 13:16 depict such a violent and unjust act? 8. How does 2 Samuel 13:16 align with God's justice and mercy? 9. What cultural context explains the events in 2 Samuel 13:16? 10. What are the top 10 Lessons from 2 Samuel 13? 11. What happened between Amnon and Tamar in the Bible? 12. In 2 Samuel 2:4, why is David anointed again when he was already anointed in 1 Samuel 16:13? 13. In 1 Samuel 16:14, why would God send an 'evil spirit' to torment Saul, contradicting the idea of a benevolent deity? 14. In 2 Samuel 12:15-23, how can the moral or spiritual purpose of the child's death be reconciled with the idea of a loving and merciful God? What Does 2 Samuel 13:16 Mean “No,” she replied• Tamar immediately rebuffs Amnon’s intent to discard her, making it plain that one sin is not license for another (Leviticus 18:9; Deuteronomy 22:25–27). • Her single word is courageous testimony, mirroring how Nathan later confronts David (2 Samuel 12:7–9), and echoing the call to expose darkness, not accommodate it (Ephesians 5:11). • Victims possess God-given dignity; Tamar’s voice affirms that dignity and insists on justice. “Sending me away is worse than this great wrong you have already done to me!” • God’s law required a violator to provide lifelong protection and compensation (Deuteronomy 22:28-29; Exodus 22:16-17). Abandonment would deepen Tamar’s shame and economic vulnerability (Genesis 34:7; 2 Samuel 13:20). • Her declaration shows that sin snowballs when unconfessed; additional cruelty multiplies the damage (James 1:15; Proverbs 6:32-33). • The statement reflects God’s heart for the oppressed and His anger against those who compound injustice (Isaiah 1:17; Micah 6:8). But he refused to listen to her. • Amnon’s hardened refusal repeats the willful deafness of verse 14, spotlighting personal accountability (Proverbs 29:1; Romans 1:24). • Rejecting wise, righteous counsel typifies folly and invites ruin (Proverbs 1:30-32; 2 Samuel 13:28-29). • This moment exposes the unraveling of covenant love in David’s house and anticipates further judgment (2 Samuel 12:10-12; Galatians 6:7-8). summary 2 Samuel 13:16 captures Tamar’s brave insistence on justice, the scriptural demand for restitution, and Amnon’s callous indifference. The verse warns that ignoring God’s standards and silencing the innocent pile sin upon sin, leading inevitably to greater harm and divine judgment. (16) There is no cause.--The Hebrew is elliptical and difficult; various interpretations are suggested, among which that given in the Authorised Version expresses very well the sense, although not an accurate translation. Amnon was now doing her a greater wrong than at first, because he was now bound, in consequence of that, to protect and comfort her.Verse 16. - There is no cause. This is certainly not a possible translation of the Hebrew, which is probably corrupt; and though Tamar's words may have been broken and hysterical, we cannot suppose that the narrator intended to represent her sobs. The text is rendered by Philippsohn, "And she said to him respecting the evil deed, Greater is this than the other." Similarly Cahen renders it, "au sujet de ce mal." Flat as this is, no better rendering is possible; but the Vatican copy of the Septuagint has a reading which suggests the line of probable emendation: "Nay, my brother, this evil is greater than the other." It was greater because it east the reproach upon her, refused her the solace of his affection, and made her feel that she had been humbled, not because he loved her, but for mere phantasy. He has had his will, and, careless of her sorrow, he scuds her contemptuously away, indifferent to the wrong he has done her, and piqued and mortified at her indignant resistance. However much we may disapprove of Absalom's conduct, Amnon richly deserved his punishment.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew “No,”אַל־ (’al-) Adverb Strong's 408: Not she replied, וַתֹּ֣אמֶר (wat·tō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “sending me away לְשַׁלְּחֵ֑נִי (lə·šal·lə·ḥê·nî) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | first person common singular Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out [is worse] than מֵאַחֶ֛רֶת (mê·’a·ḥe·reṯ) Preposition-m | Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 312: Hinder, next, other this הַזֹּ֔את (haz·zōṯ) Article | Pronoun - feminine singular Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, great הַגְּדוֹלָה֙ (hag·gə·ḏō·w·lāh) Article | Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent wrong הָרָעָ֤ה (hā·rā·‘āh) Article | Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 7451: Bad, evil you have already done עָשִׂ֥יתָ (‘ā·śî·ṯā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make to me!” עִמִּ֖י (‘im·mî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 5973: With, equally with But he refused וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no to listen לִשְׁמֹ֥עַֽ (liš·mō·a‘) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently to her. לָֽהּ׃ (lāh) Preposition | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew Links 2 Samuel 13:16 NIV2 Samuel 13:16 NLT 2 Samuel 13:16 ESV 2 Samuel 13:16 NASB 2 Samuel 13:16 KJV 2 Samuel 13:16 BibleApps.com 2 Samuel 13:16 Biblia Paralela 2 Samuel 13:16 Chinese Bible 2 Samuel 13:16 French Bible 2 Samuel 13:16 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Samuel 13:16 She said to him Not so because (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) |
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