2 Samuel 13:19

19 ¹Tamar put ashes on her head and ²tore her long-sleeved garment which was on her; and ³she put her hand on her head and went away, crying aloud as she went.

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2 Samuel 13:19 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 13:19

And Tamar put ashes on her head
In token of sorrow and distress; see ( Joshua 7:6 ) ;

and rent her garment of divers colours that [was] on her;
signifying that her virginity was rent from her in a forcible manner, or that she was ravished:

and laid her hand on her head;
through grief and shame; see ( Jeremiah 2:37 ) ;

and went on crying;
from Amnon's house to her brother Absalom's, as one abused and injured.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

2 Samuel 13:19 In-Context

17 Then he called his young man who attended him and said, "Now throw this woman out of my presence, and lock the door behind her."

18 Now she had on a long-sleeved garment; for in this manner the virgin daughters of the king dressed themselves in robes. Then his attendant took her out and locked the door behind her.

19 Tamar put ashes on her head and tore her long-sleeved garment which was on her; and she put her hand on her head and went away, crying aloud as she went.

20 Then Absalom her brother said to her, "Has Amnon your brother been with you? But now keep silent, my sister, he is your brother; do not take this matter to heart." So Tamar remained and was desolate in her brother Absalom's house.

21 Now when King David heard of all these matters, he was very angry.

Cross References 3

1. 1 Samuel 4:12; Esther 4:1
2. Genesis 37:29; 2 Samuel 1:11
3. Jeremiah 2:37

Footnotes 2

[a]. Or "dust"
[b]. Lit "varicolored tunic"

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