2 Samuel 13:17
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.
16 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.
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.
19 And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers colours that was on her, and laid her hand on her head, and went on crying.
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
- Instead, he called to his attendant and said, “Throw this woman out and bolt the door behind her!”
- KJV
- Then he called his servant that ministered unto him, and said, Put now this woman out from me, and bolt the door after her.
- WEB
- Then he called his servant who ministered to him, and said, “Now put this woman out from me, and bolt the door after her.”
- ASV
- Then he called his servant that ministered unto him, and said, Put now this woman out from me, and bolt the door after her.
- DARBY
- Then he called his young man that attended upon him, and said, Put now this [woman] out from me, and bolt the door after her.
- BLB
- And he called his servant who attended him, and he said, “Send away, please, this [woman] from me outside, and bolt the door behind her.”
- ÅB
- Han kalte på den gutt som gikk ham til hånde, og sa: Jag denne kvinne ut på gaten og steng døren etter henne!
- OTB
- Da kalte han på sin unge mann som tjente ham og sa: "Nå, fjern denne kvinnen fra min nærhet, og lås døren etter henne!"
- B1930
- Han kalte på den gutt som gikk ham til hånde, og sa: Jag denne kvinne ut på gaten og steng døren efter henne!