2 Samuel 13:2
13:2 a obsessed ... ill: As the story reveals, Amnon’s “love” (13:4 b) for Tamar was a sickly erotic obsession.• She was a virgin: Amnon’s fixation deepened because Tamar was sexually untouched.
• thought he could never have her: The law prohibited marriage between brother and sister (Lev 18:9 c, 11 d; 20:17 e; Deut 27:22 f). But Amnon did not want to marry Tamar; he only wanted to have sex with her.
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