Bible Strands
2 Samuel 13:15
Then Amnon hated Tamar with such intensity that his hatred was greater than the love he previously had. “Get up!” he said to her. “Be gone!”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Amnon speaks to Tamar immediately after violating her, ordering her to leave his presence.
The words — The Hebrew וַיִּשְׂנָאֶהָ (va-yiśnā'ehā) means "and he hated her," paired with שִׂנְאָה גְדוֹלָה מְאֹד (śin'āh gedolā me'ōd), literally "a hatred very great."
The thread — This rapid reversal of desire into contempt parallels the defilement-to-contempt pattern recorded in Ezekiel 23:17.
Why it lands — The verse plainly records how violent possession instantly destroys affection, requiring readers to acknowledge the mechanical cruelty of unrepentant power.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Ezekiel 23:17 Then the Babylonians came to her, to the bed of love, and in their lust they defiled her. But after she had been defiled by them, she turned away in disgust.