2Sa 13:13 | TNotes | STEP | 13:13 he will let you marry me: Tamar said this to gain time; Amnon knew that the law prohibited marriage between half siblings (see study note on 13:2), and he refused to back off.

‏ 2 Samuel 13:13

13:13 ^a he will let you marry me: Tamar said this to gain time; Amnon knew that the law prohibited marriage between half siblings (see study note on 13:2), and he refused to back off.