2 Samuel 13:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

2 SAMUEL CHAPTER 13 Ammon loveth his sister Tamar; ravisheth her; then hateth and driveth her away, 2 Samuel 13:1-19. Absalom entertaineth and revengeth her with Amnon's death, 2 Samuel 13:20-29. David is grieved: Absalom fleeth to Geshur, 2 Samuel 13:30-39. A fair sister; his sister by father and mother: see 2 Samuel 3:3.

2 Samuel 13:1

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.