2 Samuel 7:15

7:15 But my loyal love will not be removed from him as I removed it from Saul, whom I removed from before you.

2 Samuel 13:1

The Rape of Tamar

13:1 Now David’s son Absalom had a beautiful sister named Tamar. In the course of time David’s son Amnon fell madly in love with her. ¹ 

2 Samuel 13:15

13:15 Then Amnon greatly despised her. ²  His disdain toward her surpassed the love he had previously felt toward her. ³  Amnon said to her, “Get up and leave!”

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¹ tn Heb “Amnon the son of David loved her.” The following verse indicates the extreme nature of his infatuation, so the translation uses “madly in love” here.

sn Amnon was the half-brother of Tamar; Absalom was her full blood-brother.

² tn Heb “and Amnon hated her with very great hatred.”

³ tn Heb “for greater was the hatred with which he hated her than the love with which he loved her.”