2 Samuel 13:15
“Then Amnon hated her exceedingly ; so that the hatred wherewith he hated her was greater than the love wherewith he had loved her. And Amnon said unto her, Arise, be gone.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Then Amnon hated her exceedingly,.... Having gratified his lust, his conscience stung him for it, that he could not bear…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Hated her exceedingly - Amnon's conduct to his sister was not only brutal but inexplicable. It would be easy to form…
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
hated her exceedingly "Proprium humani ingenii est odisse quem laeseris." "It is characteristic of human nature to hate…