2 Samuel 13:16

16 Elle lui répondit: N'augmente pas, en me chassant, le mal que tu m'as déjà fait. Il ne voulut pas l'écouter,

2 Samuel 13:16 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 13:16

And she said unto him, [there is] no cause
For such treatment as this:

this evil in sending me away [is] greater than the other that thou
didst unto me;
not that this was a greater sin, but it was a greater evil or injury to her, that being done secretly, this openly; being turned out in that open manner, it might look as if she was the aggressor, and had drawn her brother into this sin, or however had consented to it; had it been kept a secret, she would not have been exposed to public shame and disgrace, and she might have been disposed of in marriage to another; it would not have been known to the grief of her father, to the revenge of Absalom, and to the dishonour of religion; besides, the sin of Amnon might have been more easily excused, if any excuse could be made for it, as that it arose from the force of lust, and a strong impure affection, but this from barbarity and inhumanity:

but he would not hearken unto her;
but insisted upon her immediate departure.

2 Samuel 13:16 In-Context

14 Mais il ne voulut pas l'écouter; il lui fit violence, la déshonora et coucha avec elle.

15 Puis Amnon eut pour elle une forte aversion, plus forte que n'avait été son amour. Et il lui dit: Lève-toi, va-t'en!

16 Elle lui répondit: N'augmente pas, en me chassant, le mal que tu m'as déjà fait. Il ne voulut pas l'écouter,

17 et appelant le garçon qui le servait, il dit: Qu'on éloigne de moi cette femme et qu'on la mette dehors. Et ferme la porte après elle!

18 Elle avait une tunique de plusieurs couleurs; car c'était le vêtement que portaient les filles du roi, aussi longtemps qu'elles étaient vierges. Le serviteur d'Amnon la mit dehors, et ferma la porte après elle.