- Bible
- 2 Samuel
- Chapter 13
- Verse 16
2 Samuel 13:16
“And she said unto him, There is no cause: this evil in sending me away is greater than the other that thou didst unto me. But he would not hearken unto her.”
My Notes
Commentary
Trusted original commentary from respected historical Bible scholars and theologians.
Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And she said unto him, there is no cause,.... For such treatment as this:
this evil in sending me away is greater than…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The sense of the passage probably is, “And she spake with him on account of this great wrong in sending me away, greater…
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
There is no cause The Heb. text cannot be so translated, and is certainly corrupt. The Sept. is also confused, but its…