Atomic Bible

David's daughter, raped by her half-brother Amnon

Tamar

Named in 13 verses across 2 books, first in 2 Samuel 13:1.

תָּמָרTamar

The name means “palm; palm-tree.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869

Father
David
Mother
Maacah
Brothers and sisters
Amnon, Chileab, Absalom, Adonijah, Shephatiah, Ithream, Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia, Elishama, Eliada, Eliphelet, Elpelet, Nogah, Jerimoth
People
Tribe of Judah

About Tamar Written by AI

Tamar was the beautiful daughter of King David and full sister of Absalom (2 Samuel 13:1; 1 Chronicles 3:9). She was raped by her half-brother Amnon, who then rejected her (2 Samuel 13:1 to 19). Tamar's tragedy led to Absalom's murder of Amnon and eventual rebellion against David (2 Samuel 13:20 to 39). Her story illustrates the dysfunctional relationships and violence within David's family.

Drafted by an AI model for STEPBible's TIPNR (Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Check it against the verses below.

Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897

This entry is on the name Tamar, and may cover more than one person or place by that name.

Palm. (1.) A place mentioned by Ezekiel (47:19; 48:28), on the southeastern border of Palestine. Some suppose this was “Tadmor” (q.v.).

(2.) The daughter-in-law of Judah, to whose eldest son, Er, she was married (Gen. 38:6). After her husband’s death, she was married to Onan, his brother (8), and on his death, Judah promised to her that his third son, Shelah, would become her husband. This promise was not fulfilled, and hence Tamar’s revenge and Judah’s great guilt (38:12-30).

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(3.) A daughter of David (2 Sam. 13:1-32; 1 Chr. 3:9), whom Amnon shamefully outraged and afterwards “hated exceedingly,” thereby illustrating the law of human nature noticed even by the heathen, “Proprium humani ingenii est odisse quem laeseris”, i.e., “It is the property of human nature to hate one whom you have injured.”

(4.) A daughter of Absalom (2 Sam. 14:27).

M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, third edition (1897), public domain, from CrossWire. Shown as written; its Scripture quotes are from older translations.

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Where the Bible names her

  1. 2 Samuel 13:1

    After some time, David’s son Amnon fell in love with Tamar, the beautiful sister of David’s son Absalom.

  2. 2 Samuel 13:2

    Amnon was sick with frustration over his sister Tamar, for she was a virgin, and it seemed implausible for him to do anything to her.

  3. 2 Samuel 13:4

    and he asked Amnon, “Why are you, the son of the king, so depressed morning after morning? Won’t you tell me?” Amnon replied, “I am in love with Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.”

  4. 2 Samuel 13:5

    Jonadab told him, “Lie down on your bed and pretend you are ill. When your father comes to see you, say to him, ‘Please let my sister Tamar come and give me something to eat. Let her prepare it in my sight so I may watch her and eat it from her hand.’”

  5. 2 Samuel 13:6

    So Amnon lay down and feigned illness. When the king came to see him, Amnon said, “Please let my sister Tamar come and make a couple of cakes in my sight, so that I may eat from her hand.”

  6. 2 Samuel 13:7

    Then David sent word to Tamar at the palace: “Please go to the house of Amnon your brother and prepare a meal for him.”

  7. 2 Samuel 13:8

    So Tamar went to the house of her brother Amnon, who was lying down. She took some dough, kneaded it, made cakes in his sight, and baked them.

  8. 2 Samuel 13:10

    Then Amnon said to Tamar, “Bring the food into the bedroom, so that I may eat it from your hand.” Tamar took the cakes she had made and went to her brother Amnon’s bedroom.

  9. 2 Samuel 13:19

    And Tamar put ashes on her head and tore her robe. And putting her hand on her head, she went away crying aloud.

  10. 2 Samuel 13:20

    Her brother Absalom said to her, “Has your brother Amnon been with you? Be quiet for now, my sister. He is your brother. Do not take this thing to heart.” So Tamar lived as a desolate woman in the house of her brother Absalom.

  11. 2 Samuel 13:22

    And Absalom never said a word to Amnon, either good or bad, because he hated Amnon for violating his sister Tamar.

  12. 2 Samuel 13:32

    But Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah, spoke up: “My lord must not think they have killed all the sons of the king, for only Amnon is dead. In fact, Absalom has planned this since the day Amnon violated his sister Tamar.

  13. 1 Chronicles 3:9

    These were all the sons of David, besides the sons by his concubines. And Tamar was their sister.

From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.