2 Samuel 13:17

17 Then he called his personal servant and said, "Get rid of her. Put her out, and bolt the door behind her."

2 Samuel 13:17 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 13:17

Then he called his servants that ministered unto him
His domestic servants that waited on him:

and said, put now this [woman] out from me;
she not willing to depart at once, he ordered her to be put out immediately by force; using her and speaking of her in a very rude and scandalous manner, calling her this, leaving it to be supplied, as they would understand it, this base woman, this strumpet

and bolt the door after her;
that she might not return; this was more disgraceful still.

2 Samuel 13:17 In-Context

15 Now, Amnon developed an intense hatred for her. His hatred for her was greater than the lust he had felt for her. "Get out of here," he told her.
16 She said to him, "No, sending me away is a greater wrong than the other thing you did to me!" But he wouldn't listen to her.
17 Then he called his personal servant and said, "Get rid of her. Put her out, and bolt the door behind her."
18 (She was wearing a long-sleeved gown. The king's virgin daughters wore this kind of robe.) So his servant took her out and bolted the door behind her.
19 Tamar put ashes on her head, tore the long-sleeved gown she had on, put her hands on her head, and went away crying.
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