2 Samuel 13:11 Meaning and Explanation
“And when she had brought them unto him to eat, he took hold of her, and said unto her, Come lie with me, my sister.”
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Read Full Chapter →Amnon seizes Tamar and demands that she lie with him.
What Does 2 Samuel 13:11 Mean?
The pretense falls away. As Tamar brings the food near, Amnon takes hold of her and voices his demand. Even now he calls her "my sister," the very word that should have made his demand unthinkable. Force and false intimacy stand side by side in one terrible sentence.
Here is lust unmasked as violence. What called itself love now grips and commands, caring nothing for the person it claims to desire. Scripture sets this moment plainly before us, neither softening nor excusing it. The God of the Bible stands wholly on the side of the one being assaulted, not the one assaulting. He is the defender of the powerless, and every such act is an offense He sees, remembers, and will judge.
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What does 2 Samuel 13:11 mean?
Amnon seizes Tamar and demands that she lie with him.