2 Samuel 13:2
“And Amnon was so vexed, that he fell sick for his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and Amnon thought it hard for him to do any thing to her.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And Amnon was so vexed,.... Distressed, straitened, and perplexed in his mind through unruly and unbridled lusts that…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Amnon was so vexed - for she was a virgin - It has been well remarked that "the passion of love is nowhere so wasting…
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
Amnon thought it hard It seemed impossible to Amnon. Tamar lived a secluded life in the women's apartments, where Amnon…
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