The Meaning of 2 Samuel 13:1 Explained

2 Samuel 13:1

KJV: And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.

YLT: And it cometh to pass afterwards that Absalom son of David hath a fair sister, and her name is Tamar, and Amnon son of David loveth her.

Darby: And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David having a beautiful sister, whose name was Tamar, Amnon the son of David loved her.

ASV: And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And it came to pass after  this, that Absalom  the son  of David  had a fair  sister,  whose name  [was] Tamar;  and Amnon  the son  of David  loved  her. 

What does 2 Samuel 13:1 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Samuel 13:1-14 - Sin In David's Household
The law of Moses clearly forbade the union which Amnon sought, Leviticus 18:11. It was an infamous passion, and the suggestion of Jonadab, if it was any reflection of his father's character, would show why the Lord had said of Shammah, "Neither hath the Lord chosen this," 1 Samuel 16:9. Passion is deaf to the remonstrances and pleadings of its victim, and strangles pity and honor. Let us walk in the Spirit, that he may save us from ourselves; for there is no knowing to what lengths we may go if not kept by the grace of God.
It seems difficult to believe that this was the home-life of the man that wrote the Psalms. It had been better to remain in the valley of the wild goat than amid the luxury of Jerusalem, which made so great an inroad upon the peace and purity of his home. We prosper better amid the bleak climate of the mountains than in the enervating atmosphere of the plains.
Thus David's sin began to bear the entail of misery to his own household. None of us can limit the far-reaching harvests of the seeds that we drop upon the flowing stream. [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Samuel 13

1  Amnon loving Tamar, by Jonadab's counsel feigning himself sick, ravishes her
15  He hates her, and shamefully turns her away
19  Absalom entertains her, and conceals his purpose
23  At a sheep-shearing among all the king's sons, he kills Amnon
31  David grieving at the news, is comforted by Jonadab
37  Absalom flies to Talmai at Geshur

What do the individual words in 2 Samuel 13:1 mean?

And after this and Absalom had son of David a sister lovely and whose name [was] Tamar and loved her Amnon of David
וַיְהִ֣י אַֽחֲרֵי־ כֵ֗ן וּלְאַבְשָׁל֧וֹם בֶּן־ דָּוִ֛ד אָח֥וֹת יָפָ֖ה וּשְׁמָ֣הּ תָּמָ֑ר וַיֶּאֱהָבֶ֖הָ אַמְנ֥וֹן דָּוִֽד

אַֽחֲרֵי־  after 
Parse: Preposition
Root: אַחַר 
Sense: after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time).
כֵ֗ן  this 
Parse: Adverb
Root: כֵּן 
Sense: so, therefore, thus.
וּלְאַבְשָׁל֧וֹם  and  Absalom  had 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֲבִישָׁלֹום 
Sense: father-in-law of Rehoboam.
בֶּן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
דָּוִ֛ד  of  David 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּוִד  
Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.
אָח֥וֹת  a  sister 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: אָחֹות  
Sense: sister.
יָפָ֖ה  lovely 
Parse: Adjective, feminine singular
Root: יָפֶה  
Sense: fair, beautiful, handsome.
וּשְׁמָ֣הּ  and  whose  name  [was] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person feminine singular
Root: שֵׁם  
Sense: name.
תָּמָ֑ר  Tamar 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: תָּמָר 
Sense: widow of Er, the son of Judah; fiancee of Shelah, another son of Judah; wife of Judah and mother of Pharez and Zerah.
וַיֶּאֱהָבֶ֖הָ  and  loved  her 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular, third person feminine singular
Root: אָהַב  
Sense: to love.
אַמְנ֥וֹן  Amnon 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֲמִינׄון 
Sense: oldest son of David, rapist of Tamar, slain by Absalom.
דָּוִֽד  of  David 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּוִד  
Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.