What does 2 Samuel 13:14 mean?
ESV: But he would not listen to her, and being stronger than she, he violated her and lay with her.
NIV: But he refused to listen to her, and since he was stronger than she, he raped her.
NASB: However, he would not listen to her; since he was stronger than she, he violated her and slept with her.
CSB: But he refused to listen to her, and because he was stronger than she was, he disgraced her by raping her.
NLT: But Amnon wouldn’t listen to her, and since he was stronger than she was, he raped her.
KJV: Howbeit he would not hearken unto her voice: but, being stronger than she, forced her, and lay with her.
NKJV: However, he would not heed her voice; and being stronger than she, he forced her and lay with her.
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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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