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John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 13:9

And she took a pan, and poured them out before him ,.... Out of the frying pan, in which they were, into another dish; and all this was done in his presence, that he might see and know of what, and in what manner it was made, that his stomach might not recoil at it: but he refused to eat : for that was not what he wanted: and Amnon said, have out all men from me ; as if company was troublesome to him, and he wanted rest, &c.; and they went out every man from him ; at his... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 13:10

And Amnon said unto Tamar, bring the meat into the chamber ,.... An inner chamber, at a greater distance, where they might be more secret, and out of the reach of the hearing of any of his domestics: that I may eat of thine hand ; this he pretended, though his design was of another kind: and Tamar took the cakes which she had made, and brought them into the chamber to Amnon her brother ; being quite innocent herself, and having no suspicion of a brother having any ill design upon... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 13:11

And when she had brought them unto him to eat ,.... Not only into the chamber, but to the side of the bed or couch where he had laid himself, or sat, in a proper position to answer his purpose: he took hold of her ; by the arm, or threw his hands about her: and said unto her, come, lie with me, my sister ; one would think the relation he observes she stood in to him would have checked him from making so vile a motion. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 13:12

And she answered him, nay, my brother ,.... Which carried in it a reason sufficient for her denial, that he was her brother, and she his sister, and therefore should not offer such an indignity to her: do not force me ; which was another forbidding expression, signifying she would never freely yield to his will; and to force her, to defile her against her will, to commit a rape upon her, would be very criminal indeed: for no such thing ought to be done in Israel ; among God's... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 13:13

And I, whither shall I cause my shame to go ?.... She desires him to consider hey reputation, which would be lost; was she to go into a corner, into a place the most private and retired, yet she would blush at the thought of the crime committed; and still less able would she be to lift up her face in any public company; nor could she ever expect to be admitted into the matrimonial state; in short, her character would be entirely ruined: and as for thee, thou shalt be as one of the fools... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 13:14

Howbeit, he would not hearken unto her voice ,.... His lust was so inflamed and enraged, that he could not attend to any arguments, though ever so forcible, that were offered to him: but being stronger than she, forced her, and lay with her ; whether she cried out or not, as the law directs in such cases, Deuteronomy 22:25 ; is not said; she might, and nobody hear her and come to her assistance; or she might not choose to expose her brother to his servants. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 13:15

Then Amnon hated her exceedingly ,.... Having gratified his lust, his conscience stung him for it, that he could not bear the sight of the object that had been the instrument of it; and it may be the sharp words she had used, representing him as one of the fools in Israel, and perhaps she used sharper words still after he had abused her, filled him with hatred to her: so that the hatred wherewith he hated her was greater than the love wherewith he had loved her ; a like instance of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 13:16

And she said unto him, there is no cause ,.... For such treatment as this: this evil in sending me away is greater than the other that thou didst unto me ; not that this was a greater sin, but it was a greater evil or injury to her, that being done secretly, this openly; being turned out in that open manner, it might look as if she was the aggressor, and had drawn her brother into this sin, or however had consented to it; had it been kept a secret, she would not have been exposed to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 13:17

Then he called his servants that ministered unto him ,.... His domestic servants that waited on him: and said, put now this woman out from me ; she not willing to depart at once, he ordered her to be put out immediately by force; using her and speaking of her in a very rude and scandalous manner, calling her this, leaving it to be supplied, as they would understand it, this base woman, this strumpet, &c.; and bolt the door after her ; that she might not return; this was more... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 13:18

And she had a garment of divers colours upon her ,.... Of embroidered work, which made her the more observable, and her shame the more manifest. Whether this was interwoven with threads of various colours, or embroidered with figures of flowers, animals, &c.; and wrought with the needle, or was painted with different colours, or made up of pieces of various colours, is not certain. See Gill on Genesis 37:3 ; but according to Braunius F3 De Vest. Sacerdot. Heb. l. 1. c. 17. sect.... read more

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