Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
2Sa 13:1 — 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.
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Entire Verse.   A. M. 2972. B.C. 1032.
Entire Verse.   An. Ex. Is. 459.
Absalom   2Sa 3:2,3; 1Ch 3:2
a fair sister   2Sa 11:2; Gen 6:2; Gen 39:6,7; Pro 6:25; Pro 31:30
Tamar   2Sa 14:27; 1Ch 3:9
loved her   2Sa 13:15; Gen 29:18,20; Gen 34:3; 1Ki 11:1
Correlating Passages
Absalom
2Sa 3:2 And unto David were sons born in Hebron: and his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;
2Sa 3:3 And his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;
1Ch 3:2 The third, Absalom the son of Maachah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur: the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith:
a fair sister
2Sa 11:2 And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king's house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman [was] very beautiful to look upon.
Gen 6:2 That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they [were] fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
Gen 39:6 And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand; and he knew not ought he had, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was [a] goodly [person], and well favoured.
Gen 39:7 And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.
Pro 6:25 Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
Pro 31:30 Favour [is] deceitful, and beauty [is] vain: [but] a woman [that] feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.
Tamar
2Sa 14:27 And unto Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name [was] Tamar: she was a woman of a fair countenance.
1Ch 3:9 [These were] all the sons of David, beside the sons of the concubines, and Tamar their sister.
loved her
2Sa 13:15 Then Amnon hated her exceedingly; so that the hatred wherewith he hated her [was] greater than the love wherewith he had loved her. And Amnon said unto her, Arise, be gone.
Gen 29:18 And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.
Gen 29:20 And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him [but] a few days, for the love he had to her.
Gen 34:3 And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel.
1Ki 11:1 But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, [and] Hittites;

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Scott, Thomas. "2 Samuel 13:1," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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