2 Samuel 13:18
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“So Amnon’s attendant threw her out and bolted the door behind her. Now Tamar was wearing a robe of many colors, because this is what the king’s virgin daughters wore.”
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“So Amnon’s attendant threw her out and bolted the door behind her. Now Tamar was wearing a robe of many colors, because this is what the king’s virgin daughters wore.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And she had a garment of divers colors 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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“--and upon her <FI>is<Fi> a long coat, for such upper robes do daughters of the king who <FI>are<Fi> virgins put on, --and his servant taketh her out without, and hath bolted the door after her.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Samuel 13:18 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 37:3Now Israel loved Joseph more than his other sons, because Joseph had been born to him in his old age; so he made him a robe of many colors.
- Genesis 37:23So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe—the robe of many colors he was wearing—
- Genesis 37:32They sent the robe of many colors to their father and said, “We found this. Examine it to see whether it is your son’s robe or not.”
- Judges 5:30‘Are they not finding and dividing the spoil— a girl or two for each warrior, a plunder of dyed garments for Sisera, the spoil of embroidered garments for the neck of the looter?’
- Psalms 45:13All glorious is the princess in her chamber; her gown is embroidered with gold.
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