16"No!" she said to him. "Sending me away would be a greater wrong than what you have already done to me." But he refused to listen to her.


In Context

13 What about me? Where could I get rid of my disgrace? And what about you? You would be like one of the wicked fools in Israel. Please speak to the king; he will not keep me from being married to you."

14 But he refused to listen to her, and since he was stronger than she, he raped her.

15 Then Amnon hated her with intense hatred. In fact, he hated her more than he had loved her. Amnon said to her, "Get up and get out!"

16 "No!" she said to him. "Sending me away would be a greater wrong than what you have already done to me." But he refused to listen to her.

17 He called his personal servant and said, "Get this woman out of here and bolt the door after her."

18 So his servant put her out and bolted the door after her. She was wearing a richly ornamented robe, for this was the kind of garment the virgin daughters of the king wore.

2nd Samuel 13:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:16And she said unto him, [There is] no cause: this evil in sending me away [is] greater than the other that thou didst unto me. But he would not hearken unto her.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

13:16She answered him: This evil which now thou dost against me, in driving me away, is greater than that which thou didst before. And he would not hearken to her:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

13:16And she said unto him, Not so, because this great wrong in putting me forth is worse than the other that thou didst unto me. But he would not hearken unto her.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:16And she said to him, There is no cause for this evil in sending me away, which is greater than the other that thou didst to me. But he would not hearken to her.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

13:16And she said unto him, Not so, because this great wrong in putting me forth is worse than the other that thou didst unto me. But he would not hearken unto her.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:16And she said to him, There is no cause: this evil in sending me away is greater than the other that thou didst to me. But he would not hearken to her.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:16She said to him, |Not so, because this great wrong in sending me away is worse than the other that you did to me!| But he would not listen to her.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

13:16And she saith to him, 'Because of the circumstances this evil is greater than the other that thou hast done with me — to send me away;' and he hath not been willing to hearken to her,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:16And she said to him, There is no cause: this evil in sending me away is greater than the other that you did to me. But he would not listen to her.