2 Samuel 13:14
Good News Translation
But he would not listen to her; and since he was stronger than she was, he overpowered her and raped her.

New Revised Standard Version
But he would not listen to her; and being stronger than she, he forced her and lay with her.

Contemporary English Version
But Amnon would not listen to what she said. He was stronger than she was, so he overpowered her and raped her.

New American Bible
But he would not listen to her; he was too strong for her: he forced her down and raped her.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But he would not hearken to her prayers, but being stronger overpowered her and lay with her.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

But he would not hearken to her prayers, but being stronger overpowered her and lay with her.

forced her

2 Samuel 12:11 Thus saith the Lord: Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thy own house, and I will take thy wives before thy eyes and give them to thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.

Deuteronomy 22:25-27 But if a man find a damsel that is betrothed, in the field, and taking hold of her, lie with her, he alone shall die: . . .

Judges 20:5 And behold the men of that city, in the night beset the house wherein I was, intending to kill me, and abused my wife with an incredible fury of lust, so that at last she died.

Esther 7:8 And when the king came back out of the garden set with trees, and entered into the place of the banquet, he found Aman was fallen upon the bed on which Esther lay, and he said: He will force the queen also in my presence, in my own house. The word was not yet gone out of the king's mouth, and immediately they covered his face.

Context
Amnon and Tamar
13For I shall not be able to bear my shame, and thou shalt be as one of the fools in Israel: but rather speak to the king, and he will not deny me to thee. 14But he would not hearken to her prayers, but being stronger overpowered her and lay with her.15Then Ammon hated her with an exceeding great hatred: so that the hatred wherewith he hated her was greater than the love with which he had loved her before. And Ammon said to her: Arise, and get thee gone.…
Cross References
Leviticus 18:9
Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy sister by father or by mother: whether born at home or abroad.

Deuteronomy 22:25
But if a man find a damsel that is betrothed, in the field, and taking hold of her, lie with her, he alone shall die:

Deuteronomy 27:22
Cursed be he that lieth with his sister, the daughter of his father, or of his mother: and all the people shall say: Amen.

2 Samuel 12:11
Thus saith the Lord: Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thy own house, and I will take thy wives before thy eyes and give them to thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.

2 Samuel 13:15
Then Ammon hated her with an exceeding great hatred: so that the hatred wherewith he hated her was greater than the love with which he had loved her before. And Ammon said to her: Arise, and get thee gone.

2 Samuel 13:13
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