2 Samuel 13:19

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And Tamar, in her grief, put dust on her head; and she put her hand on her head and went away crying loudly.

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  • Josh 7:6 : 6 Then Joshua, in great grief, went down on the earth before the ark of the Lord till the evening, and all the chiefs of Israel with him, and they put dust on their heads.
  • Jer 2:37 : 37 Truly, you will go out from him with your hands on your head: for the Lord has given up those in whom you have put your faith, and they will be of no help to you.
  • 2 Sam 1:2 : 2 On the third day a man came from Saul's tents, with his clothing out of order and earth on his head: and when he came to David, he went down on the earth and gave him honour.
  • 2 Sam 1:11 : 11 Then David gave way to bitter grief, and so did all the men who were with him:
  • Esth 4:1 : 1 Now when Mordecai saw what was done, pulling off his robe, he put on haircloth, with dust on his head, and went out into the middle of the town, crying out with a loud and bitter cry.
  • Job 2:12 : 12 And lifting up their eyes when they were still far off, it did not seem that the man they saw was Job because of the change in him. And they gave way to bitter weeping, with signs of grief, and put dust on their heads.
  • Job 42:6 : 6 For this cause I give witness that what I said is false, and in sorrow I take my seat in the dust.
  • 1 Sam 4:12 : 12 And a man of Benjamin went running from the fight and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothing out of order and earth on his head.

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  • 2 Sam 13:16-18
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    16 And she said to him, Not so, my brother, for this great wrong in sending me away is worse than what you did to me before. But he gave no attention to her.

    17 Then he gave a cry to the servant who was waiting on him and said, Put this woman out, and let the door be locked after her.

    18 Now she had on a long robe, such as in past times the king's virgin daughters were dressed in. Then the servant put her out, locking the door after her.

  • 2 Sam 13:20-22
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    20 And her brother Absalom said to her, Has your brother Amnon been with you? but now, let there be an end to your crying, my sister: he is your brother, do not take this thing to heart. So Tamar went on living uncomforted in her brother's house.

    21 But when King David had news of all these things he was very angry; but he did not make trouble for Amnon his son, for he was dear to David, being his oldest son.

    22 But Absalom said nothing to his brother Amnon, good or bad: for he was full of hate for him, because he had taken his sister Tamar by force.

  • 2 Sam 13:30-32
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    30 Now while they were on their way, news was given to David that Absalom had put to death all the sons of the king and that not one of them was still living.

    31 Then the king got up in great grief, stretching himself out on the earth: and all his servants were by his side, with their clothing parted.

    32 And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David's brother, said, Let not my lord have the idea that all the sons of the king have been put to death; for only Amnon is dead: this has been purposed by Absalom from the day when he took his sister Tamar by force.

  • Gen 38:13-14
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    13 And when Tamar had news that her father-in-law was going up to Timnah to the wool-cutting,

    14 She took off her widow's clothing, and covering herself with her veil, she took her seat near Enaim on the road to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah was now a man, but she had not been made his wife.

  • Gen 38:19
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    19 Then she got up and went away and took off her veil and put on her widow's clothing.

  • 2 Sam 13:4-10
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    4 And he said to him, O son of the king, why are you getting thinner day by day? will you not say what your trouble is? And Amnon said to him, I am in love with Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister.

    5 Then Jonadab said to him, Go to your bed, and let it seem that you are ill: and when your father comes to see you, say to him, Let my sister Tamar come and give me bread, and get the food ready before my eyes, so that I may see it and take it from her hand.

    6 So Amnon went to bed and made himself seem ill: and when the king came to see him, Amnon said to the king, Please let my sister Tamar come and make me one or two cakes before my eyes, so that I may take food from her hand.

    7 Then David sent to the house for Tamar and said, Go now to your brother Amnon's house and get a meal for him.

    8 So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house; and he was in bed. And she took paste and made cakes before his eyes, cooking them over the fire.

    9 And she took the cooking-pot, and put the cakes before him, but he would not take them. And Amnon said, Let everyone go away from me. So they all went out.

    10 Then Amnon said to Tamar, Take the food and come into my bedroom, so that I may take it from your hand. So Tamar took the cakes she had made and went with them into her brother Amnon's bedroom.

  • 2 Sam 13:1-2
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    1 Now after this, it came about that Absalom, David's son, had a beautiful sister, whose name was Tamar; and David's son Amnon was in love with her.

    2 And he was so deeply in love that he became ill because of his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin, and so it seemed hard to Amnon to do anything to her.

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    27 And Absalom was the father of three sons and of one daughter named Tamar, who was very beautiful.

  • Gen 38:11
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    11 Then Judah said to Tamar, his daughter-in-law, Go back to your father's house and keep yourself as a widow till my son Shelah becomes a man: for he had in his mind the thought that death might come to him as it had come to his brothers. So Tamar went back to her father's house.

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    30 Then the king, hearing what the woman said, took his robes in his hands, violently parting them; and, while he was walking on the wall, the people, looking, saw that under his robe he had haircloth on his flesh.

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    11 Then David gave way to bitter grief, and so did all the men who were with him:

  • Gen 38:23-24
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    23 And Judah said, Let her keep the things, so that we may not be shamed; I sent the young goat, but you did not see the woman.

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    2 And Joab sent to Tekoa and got from there a wise woman, and said to her, Now make yourself seem like one given up to grief, and put on the clothing of sorrow, not using any sweet oil for your body, but looking like one who for a long time has been weeping for the dead:

  • 2 Sam 19:4
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    4 But the king, covering his face, gave a great cry, O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!

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    1 Now when Mordecai saw what was done, pulling off his robe, he put on haircloth, with dust on his head, and went out into the middle of the town, crying out with a loud and bitter cry.

    2 And he came even before the king's doorway; for no one might come inside the king's door clothed in haircloth.

  • 2 Sam 13:36-37
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    36 And while he was talking, the king's sons came, with weeping and loud cries: and the king and all his servants were weeping bitterly.

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    8 Make sounds of grief like a virgin dressed in haircloth for the husband of her early years.

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    37 Then she said to her father, Only do this for me: let me have two months to go away into the mountains with my friends, weeping for my sad fate.

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  • 2 Sam 15:30
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    13 What will become of me in my shame? and as for you, you will be looked down on with disgust by all Israel. Now then, go and make your request to the king, for he will not keep me from you.

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    3 And hearing this, with signs of grief and pulling out the hair of my head and my chin, I took my seat on the earth deeply troubled.

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    34 Then Jacob, giving signs of grief, put on haircloth, and went on weeping for his son day after day.