2 Samuel 13:12
“And she answered him, Nay, my brother, do not force me; for no such thing ought to be done in Israel: do not thou this folly.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And she answered him, nay, my brother,.... Which carried in it a reason sufficient for her denial, that he was her…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Tamar’s words are a verbal quotation from Gen 34:7. The natural inference is that Tamar knew the passage in Genesis, and…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Nay, my brother - There is something exceedingly tender and persuasive in this speech of Tamar; but Amnon was a mere…
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
no such thing ought to be done in Israel Israel was a holy nation, sanctified by the peculiar presence of Jehovah among…
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