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2 Samuel 13:4

2 Samuel 13:4
And he said unto him, Why art thou, being the king's son, lean from day to day? wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said unto him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

And he said unto him, why art thou, being the king's son,

lean from day today?.... Or "morning by morning", (w); he…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Samuel 13:1-20

We have here a particular account of the abominable wickedness of Amnon in ravishing his sister, a subject not fit to be…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

Why, &c. Why art thou so wasted, O king's son, morning by morning? His cousin Jonadab either lived in the same house…