2 Samuel 13:11 - Printer Friendly

ESV: But when she brought them near him to eat, he took hold of her and said to her, "Come, lie with me, my sister."

NIV: But when she took it to him to eat, he grabbed her and said, "Come to bed with me, my sister."

NASB: When she brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said to her, 'Come, sleep with me, my sister.'

CSB: When she brought them to him to eat, he grabbed her and said, "Come sleep with me, my sister!"

NLT: But as she was feeding him, he grabbed her and demanded, 'Come to bed with me, my darling sister.'

KJV: 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.

NKJV: Now when she had brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said to her, “Come, lie with me, my sister.”

Second Samuel continues the story of David, who will become king over Judah. The other tribes of Israel are resistant, eventually sparking a civil war. David wins and makes Jerusalem his capital. Early success is followed by moral failure and controversy in David's house. The book of 1 Kings will begin by detailing David's decline and death.

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