2 Samuel 13 · Verse 19

2 Samuel 13:19

And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers colours that was on her, and laid her hand on her head, and went on crying.
2 Samuel 13:19, King James Version

2 Samuel 13:19 in other translations

BSBAnd Tamar put ashes on her head and tore her robe. And putting her hand on her head, she went away crying bitterly.
WEBTamar put ashes on her head, and tore her garment of various colors that was on her; and she laid her hand on her head and went her way, crying aloud as she went.
ASVAnd Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers colors that was on her; and she laid her hand on her head, and went her way, crying aloud as she went.
YLTAnd Tamar taketh ashes for her head, and the long coat that is on her she hath rent, and putteth her hand on her head, and goeth, going on and crying;
DARBYAnd Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her vest of many colours which was on her, and laid her hand on her head, and went away, crying out as she went.
BBEAnd Tamar, in her grief, put dust on her head; and she put her hand on her head and went away crying loudly.
WebsterAnd Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers colors that was on her, and laid her hand on her head, and went on crying.

What does 2 Samuel 13:19 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 13:19-20
19-20. Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers colours ... laid her hand on her head, and went on crying--that is, sobbing. Oriental manners would probably see nothing beyond a strong sense of the injury she had sustained, if Tamar actually rent her garments. But, as her veil is not mentioned, it is probable that Amnon had turned her out of doors without it, and she raised her hand with the design to conceal her face. By these signs, especially the rending of her distinguishing robe, Absalom at once conjectured what had taken place. Recommending her to be silent about it and not publish her own and her family's dishonor, he gave no inkling of his angry feelings to Amnon. But all the while he was in secret "nursing his wrath to keep it warm," and only "biding his time" to avenge his sister's wrongs, and by the removal of the heir-apparent perhaps further also his ambitious designs.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

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…

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2 Samuel 13:19 in the original Hebrew

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וַתִּקַּ֨חva.ti.Kachand she tookH3947
תָּמָ֥רta.MarTamarH8559
אֵ֙פֶר֙'e.ferash[es]H665
עַל\־'al-onH5921
רֹאשָׁ֔הּro.Shahhead herH7218
וּכְתֹ֧נֶתu.khe.To.netand [the] long garment ofH3801
הַפַּסִּ֛יםha.pa.Simthe palms and solesH6446
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834
עָלֶ֖יהָ'a.Lei.ha[was] on herH5921
קָרָ֑עָהka.Ra.'ahshe toreH7167
וַתָּ֤שֶׂםva.Ta.semand she putH7760
יָדָהּ֙ya.Dahhand herH3027
עַל\־'al-onH5921
רֹאשָׁ֔הּro.Shahhead herH7218
וַתֵּ֥לֶךְva.Te.lekhand she wentH1980
הָל֖וֹךְha.Lokhcontinuously <to go>H1980
וְזָעָֽקָה\׃ve.za.'A.kahand she cried outH2199

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Samuel 13:19

  • Joshua 7:6

    And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the Lord until the eventide, he and the elders of Israel, and put dust upon their heads.

  • Jeremiah 2:37

    Yea, thou shalt go forth from him, and thine hands upon thine head: for the Lord hath rejected thy confidences, and thou shalt not prosper in them.

  • 2 Samuel 1:2

    It came even to pass on the third day, that, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul with his clothes rent, and earth upon his head: and so it was, when he came to David, that he fell to the earth, and did obeisance.

  • 2 Samuel 1:11

    Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all the men that were with him:

  • 1 Samuel 4:12

    And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head.

  • Job 2:12

    And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.

  • Esther 4:1

    When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry;

  • Job 42:6

    Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
put ashes.
1:2; Jos 7:6; Job 2:12; 42:6
laid her.
Jer 2:37

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Context

  • 2 Samuel 13:18

    And she had a garment of divers colours upon her: for with such robes were the king’s daughters that were virgins apparelled. Then his servant brought her out, and bolted the door after her.

  • 2 Samuel 13:19

    And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers colours that was on her, and laid her hand on her head, and went on crying.

  • 2 Samuel 13:20

    And Absalom her brother said unto her, Hath Amnon thy brother been with thee? but hold now thy peace, my sister: he is thy brother; regard not this thing. So Tamar remained desolate in her brother Absalom’s house.

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2 Samuel 13:19 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Entonces Thamar tomó ceniza, y esparcióla sobre su cabeza, y rasgó la ropa de colores de que estaba vestida, y puestas sus manos sobre su cabeza, fuése gritando.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Tamar prit de la poussière et la mit sur sa tête, et déchira la tunique bigarrée qu’elle avait sur elle, et elle mit sa main sur sa tête, et s’en alla, marchant et criant.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Da nahm Tamar Asche auf ihr Haupt und zerriß das lange Gewand, das sie anhatte, und sie legte ihre Hand auf ihr Haupt und ging und schrie im Gehen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Quæ aspergens cinerem capiti suo, scissa talari tunica, impositisque manibus super caput suum, ibat ingrediens, et clamans.