2 Samuel 13:32

13:32 Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah, said, “My lord should not say, ‘They have killed all the young men who are the king’s sons.’ For only Amnon is dead. This is what Absalom has talked about ¹  from the day that Amnon ²  humiliated his sister Tamar.

2 Samuel 13:1

The Rape of Tamar

13:1 Now David’s son Absalom had a beautiful sister named Tamar. In the course of time David’s son Amnon fell madly in love with her. ³ 

1 Samuel 16:9

16:9 Then Jesse presented ⁴  Shammah. But Samuel said, “The Lord has not chosen this one either.”

[13:32]  ¹ tn Heb “it was placed on the mouth of Absalom.”

[13:32]  ² tn Heb “he”; the referent (Amnon) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[13:1]  ³ tn Heb “Amnon the son of David loved her.” The following verse indicates the extreme nature of his infatuation, so the translation uses “madly in love” here.

[13:1]  sn Amnon was the half-brother of Tamar; Absalom was her full blood-brother.

[16:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “caused to pass by.”