2 Samuel 13:14However he would not listen to her voice; but being stronger than she, he forced her, and lay with her.
The setting
Jerusalem, ~980 BC. David's palace. The narrator records the brutal reality with stark, clinical language...
The emotion here: recording horrific truth with restrained grief, knowing this moment will destroy a family
The original word
chazaq (חָזַק) — to be strong, to overpower by force, to use physical strength to dominate
Why it matters
This rape set in motion Absalom's murder of Amnon two years later, fracturing David's family
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Samuel 13:14
The narrator gives no commentary — just facts. Sometimes evil simply happens, and Scripture records it without explanation.
Common misconceptionPeople wonder why God allowed this or look for hidden meaning. Scripture simply records that evil happened — some events are just evil, not lessons.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 2 Samuel 13:14
Bible Genome reading
2 Samuel 13:14 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Samuel 13:14 comes from the book of 2 Samuel, written during the United Kingdom period. The setting is a royal palace. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is grieving, with a comfort power of 0% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include sexual violence, abuse of power. Notable phrases: forced her.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same grieving
“By the sweat of your face will you eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken. For you are dust, and to dust you…”
— Genesis 3:19
“Jesus wept.”
— John 11:35
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?”
— Psalms 22:1
“They divide my garments among them. They cast lots for my clothing.”
— Psalms 22:18
“for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;”
— Romans 3:23
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