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.


In Context

13 And I, whither shall I cause my shame to go? and as for thee, thou wilt be as one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore, I pray thee, speak to the king; for he will not withhold me from thee.

14 Howbeit, he would not hearken to her voice: but being stronger than she, forced her, and lay with her.

15 Then Amnon hated her exceedingly; so that the hatred with which he hated her was greater than the love with which he had loved her. And Amnon said to her, Arise, be gone.

16 And 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.

17 Then he called his servant that ministered to him, and said, Put now this woman out from me, and bolt the door after her.

18 And she had a garment of divers colors upon her: for with such robes were the king's daughters that were virgins appareled. Then his servant brought her out, and bolted the door after her.

2 Samuel 13:16 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

13:16"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.

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 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.