Matthew Poole and continuators on 2 Samuel 13:13

13 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 .

How can I either endure or avoid the shame and reproach of it?

i. e. Loathsom and contemptible to all the people, whereas now thou art in great Reputation, and Heir apparent of the Crown.

This the spake, either because she did not understand, or not remember that the Law of God prohibited such Marriages between a Brother and his half-Sister: or, because she thought her Royal Father could or would dispense with it, upon this extraordinary occasion, to save his first-born Sons life: or, that by this pretence she might free her self from her present and most urgent danger, knowing she should have opportunity enough to prevent other mischiefs.