Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.

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Bible References

Absalom

2 Samuel 3:2
And sons will be born to David in Hebron: and his firstborn will be Amnon to Ahinoam the Jezreelitess.
1 Chronicles 3:2
The third to Absalom son of Maachah daughter of Talmai king of Geshur: the fourth Adonijah son of Haggith:

A fair sister

2 Samuel 11:2
And it will be at the time of the evening, and David will rise from off his bed, and will go upon the roof of the king's house: and he will see from the roof a woman washing herself; and the woman good of aspect exceedingly.
Genesis 6:2
And the sons of God will see the daughters of Adam that they are good, and they will take to them wives of all which they chose.
Genesis 39:6
And he will let go all which is to him into the hand of Joseph; and he will not, know anything except the bread which he is eating: and Joseph will be fair of form, and fair of look.
Proverbs 6:25
Thou shalt not desire her beauty in thy heart, and she shall not take thee with her eyelashes.
Proverbs 31:30
Favor a falsehood, and beauty vanity: a woman fearing Jehovah, she shall be praised.

Tamar

2 Samuel 14:27
And there will be born to Absalom three sons and one daughter, and her name Tamar: she was a woman of fair aspect
1 Chronicles 3:9
All the sons of David, besides the sons of the concubines, and Tamar their sister.

Loved her

2 Samuel 13:15
And Amnon will hate her with great hatred, greatly; for great the hatred which he hated her above the love which he loved her. And Amnon will say to her, Arise, go.
Genesis 29:18
And Jacob will love Rachel, and will say, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy daughter the small.
Genesis 34:3
And his soul will cleave to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob, and he will love the maiden, and he will speak to the heart of the maiden.
1 Kings 11:1
And king Solomon loved many strange women, and the daughter of Pharaoh, Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, Hittites;

General references

Deuteronomy 27:22
Cursed he lying with his sister, his father's daughter, or his mother's daughter: and all the people said, Amen.