Amnon became so obsessed with his sister Tamar that he made himself ill. She was a virgin, and it seemed impossible for him to do anything to her.

New International Version What about me? Where could I get rid of my disgrace? And what about you? You would be like one of the wicked fools in Israel.

13 What about me? Where could I get rid of my disgrace? And what about you? You would be like one of the wicked fools in Israel. Please speak to the king; ...

2 Samuel 13:13. And I, whither shall I cause my shame to go? &c.] She desires him to consider hey reputation, which would be lost; was she to go into a ...

You would be like one of the wicked fools in Israel. Please speak to the king; he will not keep me from being married to you.

Adultery and murder were David's sins, the like sins among his children were the beginnings of his punishment: he was too indulgent to his children. Thus David ...

2 Samuel 13:13 - 'As for me, where could I get rid of my shame? And as for you, you will be like one of the fools in Israel. Now then, please speak to the ...

13 As for me, where could I carry my shame? And as for you, you would be as one of dthe outrageous fools in Israel. Now therefore, please speak to the king, ...

1David's son Absalom had a beautiful unmarried sister named Tamar. Amnon, another of David's sons, fell in love with her. 2He was so much in love with her that ...

David Guzik commentary on 2 Samuel 13, where Amnon rapes his half-sister Tamar, and gets murdered by her brother Absalom, who therefor flees to Geshur.