Quotes about Amnon
Amnon was sick with frustration over his sister Tamar, for she was a virgin, and it seemed implausible for him to do anything to her.
- 2 Samuel 13:2
Now Amnon had a friend named Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah. Jonadab was a very shrewd man,
- 2 Samuel 13:3
Then David sent word to Tamar at the palace: “Please go to the house of Amnon your brother and prepare a meal for him.”
- 2 Samuel 13:7
So Tamar went to the house of her brother Amnon, who was lying down. She took some dough, kneaded it, made cakes in his sight, and baked them.
- 2 Samuel 13:8
Then Amnon said to Tamar, “Bring the food into the bedroom, so that I may eat it from your hand.” Tamar took the cakes she had made and went to her brother Amnon’s bedroom.
- 2 Samuel 13:10
Then Amnon hated Tamar with such intensity that his hatred was greater than the love he previously had. “Get up!” he said to her. “Be gone!”
- 2 Samuel 13:15
“If not,” said Absalom, “please let my brother Amnon go with us.” “Why should he go with you?” the king asked.
- 2 Samuel 13:26
But Absalom urged him, so the king sent Amnon and the rest of his sons.
- 2 Samuel 13:27
Now Absalom had ordered his young men, “Watch Amnon until his heart is merry with wine, and when I order you to strike Amnon down, you are to kill him. Do not be afraid. Have I not commanded you? Be courageous and valiant!”
- 2 Samuel 13:28
So now, my lord the king, do not take to heart the report that all the sons of the king are dead. Only Amnon is dead.”
- 2 Samuel 13:33
These were the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron: The firstborn was Amnon by Ahinoam of Jezreel; the second was Daniel by Abigail of Carmel;
- 1 Chronicles 3:1
The sons of Shimon: Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-hanan, and Tilon. The descendants of Ishi: Zoheth and Ben-zoheth.
- 1 Chronicles 4:20