And I, whither shall I cause my shame to go? and as for thee, thou shalt be as one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore, I pray thee, speak unto the king; for he will not withhold me from thee.
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Gill's Exposition
And I, whither shall I cause my shame to go?.... She desires him to consider hey reputation, which would be lost; was she to go into a corner, into a place the most private and retired, yet she would…
Barnes' Notes
My shame - Better, “my reproach.” Compare Gen 30:23; Gen 34:14; 1Sa 11:2. Speak unto the king ... - It cannot be inferred with certainty from this that marriages were usual among half brothers and…
Adam Clarke
Speak unto the king - So it appears that she thought that the king, her father, would give her to him as wife. This is another strong mark of indelicacy in those simple but barbarous times. There…
We have here a particular account of the abominable wickedness of Amnon in ravishing his sister, a subject not fit to be enlarged upon nor indeed to be mentioned without blushing, that ever any man…
Cambridge Bible
as one of the fools in Israel "Fool" denotes not merely one who is stupid and ignorant, but one who has abandoned the fear of God, and cast off the restraints of decency and morality. Cp. ch. 2Sa…