2 Samuel 13:16
14 Howbeit he would not hearken unto her voice: but, being stronger than she, forced her, and lay with her.
15 Then Amnon hated her exceedingly; so that the hatred wherewith he hated her was greater than the love wherewith he had loved her. And Amnon said unto her, Arise, be gone.
And she said unto him, There is no cause: this evil in sending me away is greater than the other that thou didst unto me. But he would not hearken unto her.
17 Then he called his servant that ministered unto him, and said, Put now this woman out from me, and bolt the door after her.
18 And she had a garment of divers colours upon her: for with such robes were the king’s daughters that were virgins apparelled. Then his servant brought her out, and bolted the door after her.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “No,” she replied, “sending me away is worse than this great wrong you have already done to me!” But he refused to listen to her.
- KJV
- And she said unto him, There is no cause: this evil in sending me away is greater than the other that thou didst unto me. But he would not hearken unto her.
- WEB
- She said to him, “Not so, because this great wrong in sending me away is worse than the other that you did to me!” But he would not listen to her.
- ASV
- And she said unto him, Not so, because this great wrong in putting me forth is [worse] than the other that thou didst unto me. But he would not hearken unto her.
- DARBY
- And she said to him, There is no cause for this evil in sending me away, [which] is greater than the other that thou didst to me. But he would not hearken to her.
- BLB
- And she said to him, “No, because this [is] greater evil than the other that you did to me—sending me away.” And he would not listen to her.
- ÅB
- Da sa hun til ham: Vold meg ikke så stor en ulykke! Jag meg ikke bort! Det ville være verre enn det annet du har gjort meg. Men han ville ikke høre på henne.
- OTB
- Men hun sa til ham: "Nei, for denne uretten ved å sende meg bort er enda større enn det du allerede har gjort mot meg!" Likevel ville han ikke høre på henne.
- B1930
- Da sa hun til ham: Vold mig ikke så stor en ulykke! Jag mig ikke bort! Det vilde være verre enn det annet du har gjort mig. Men han vilde ikke høre på henne.