Tamar
Female
No dictionary entry.
Family
- Parents
- David
- Siblings
- AbsalomAdonijahAmnonDanielEliadaEliphaletElishamaElishuaElpaletIbharIthreamJaphiaJerimothNathanNephegNogahShammuaShephatiahShobabSolomon
Named in 13 verses
- 2 Samuel 13:1 After this, Absalom the son of David had a beautiful sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.
- 2 Samuel 13:2 Amnon was so troubled that he became sick because of his sister Tamar, for she was a virgin, and it seemed hard to Amnon to do anything to her.
- 2 Samuel 13:4 He said to him, “Why, son of the king, are you so sad from day to day? Won’t you tell me?” Amnon said to him, “I love Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.”
- 2 Samuel 13:5 Jonadab said to him, “Lay down on your bed and pretend to be sick. When your father comes to see you, tell him, ‘Please let my sister Tamar come and give me bre
- 2 Samuel 13:6 So Amnon lay down and faked being sick. When the king came to see him, Amnon said to the king, “Please let my sister Tamar come and make me a couple of cakes in
- 2 Samuel 13:7 Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, “Go now to your brother Amnon’s house, and prepare food for him.”
- 2 Samuel 13:8 So Tamar went to her brother Amnon’s house; and he was lying down. She took dough, kneaded it, made cakes in his sight, and baked the cakes.
- 2 Samuel 13:10 Amnon said to Tamar, “Bring the food into the room, that I may eat from your hand.” Tamar took the cakes which she had made, and brought them into the room to A
- 2 Samuel 13:19 Tamar 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 wen
- 2 Samuel 13:20 Absalom her brother said to her, “Has Amnon your brother been with you? But now hold your peace, my sister. He is your brother. Don’t take this thing to heart.”
- 2 Samuel 13:22 Absalom spoke to Amnon neither good nor bad; for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar.
- 2 Samuel 13:32 Jonadab the son of Shimeah, David’s brother, answered, “Don’t let my lord suppose that they have killed all the young men, the king’s sons, for Amnon only is de
- 1 Chronicles 3:9 All these were the sons of David, in addition to the sons of the concubines; and Tamar was their sister.