2 Samuel 13:16
And she said unto him, There is no cause: this evil in sending me away is greater than the other that thou didst unto me. But he would not hearken unto her.
2 Samuel 13:16 in other translations
| BSB | “No,” she replied, “sending me away is worse than this great wrong you have already done to me!” But he refused to listen to her. |
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| WEB | She said to him, “Not so, because this great wrong in sending me away is worse than the other that you did to me!” But he would not listen to her. |
| ASV | And she said unto him, Not so, because this great wrong in putting me forth is worse than the other that thou didst unto me. But he would not hearken unto her. |
| YLT | And she saith to him, ‘Because of the circumstances this evil is greater than the other that thou hast done with me--to send me away;' and he hath not been willing to hearken to her, |
| DARBY | And she said to him, There is no cause for this evil in sending me away, which is greater than the other that thou didst to me. But he would not hearken to her. |
| BBE | And she said to him, Not so, my brother, for this great wrong in sending me away is worse than what you did to me before. But he gave no attention to her. |
| Webster | And she said to him, There is no cause: this evil in sending me away is greater than the other that thou didst to me. But he would not hearken to her. |
What does 2 Samuel 13:16 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 13:1-20
From henceforward David was followed with one trouble after another. Adultery and murder were David's sins, the like sins among his children were the beginnings of his punishment: he was too indulgent to his children. Thus David might trace the sins of his children to his own misconduct, which must have made the anguish of the chastisement worse. Let no one ever expect good treatment from those who are capable of…
2 Samuel 13:16 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- 2 Samuel 13:15
Then Amnon hated her exceedingly; so that the hatred wherewith he hated her was greater than the love wherewith he had loved her. And Amnon said unto her, Arise, be gone.
- 2 Samuel 13:16
And she said unto him, There is no cause: this evil in sending me away is greater than the other that thou didst unto me. But he would not hearken unto her.
- 2 Samuel 13:17
Then he called his servant that ministered unto him, and said, Put now this woman out from me, and bolt the door after her.
2 Samuel 13:16 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y ella le respondió: No es razón; mayor mal es éste de echarme, que el que me has hecho. Mas él no la quiso oir: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et elle lui dit: Il n’y a pas de raison pour cela; ce tort de me chasser est plus grand que l’autre que tu m’as fait. Mais il ne voulut pas l’écouter. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und sie sprach zu ihm: Es gibt keine Ursache zu diesem Übel, mich wegzutreiben, welches größer ist als das andere, das du mir angetan hast. Aber er wollte nicht auf sie hören. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Quæ respondit ei: Majus est hoc malum quod nunc agis adversum me, quam quod ante fecisti, expellens me. Et noluit audire eam: |