2 Samuel 13:4 meaning and explanation
so he asked Amnon, “Why are you, the son of the king, so depressed morning after morning? Won’t you tell me?” Amnon replied, “I am in love with Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.”
2 Samuel 13:4, Berean Standard Bible
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Jonadab, Amnon's cousin and a shrewd man, notices the prince's daily decline and presses him to explain it. Amnon names his desire for Tamar, calling her his brother Absalom's sister; she was David's daughter and so Amnon's half sister, and such a union was forbidden in Israel.
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