2Samuel 13
13After this Absalom the son of David had a lovely sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.H310H53H1121H1732H3303H269H8034H8559H550H1121H1732H1572Amnon was so distressed over his sister Tamar that he became sick; for she was a virgin. And it was improper for Amnon to do anything to her.H550H3334H2470H269H8559H1330H550H5869H6381H6213H39723But Amnon had a friend whose name was Jonadab the son of Shimeah, David's brother. Now Jonadab was a very crafty man.H550H7453H8034H3122H1121H8093H1732H251H3122H3966H2450H3764And he said to him, "Why are you, the king's son, becoming thinner day after day? Will you not tell me?" Amnon said to him, "I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister."H559H4428H1121H1800H1242H1242H5046H550H559H157H8559H251H53H2695So Jonadab said to him, "Lie down on your bed and pretend to be ill. And when your father comes to see you, say to him, 'Please let my sister Tamar come and give me food, and prepare the food in my sight, that I may see it and eat it from her hand.'"H3082H559H7901H4904H2470H1H935H7200H559H269H8559H935H1262H3899H6213H1279H5869H7200H398H30276Then Amnon lay down and pretended to be ill; and when the king came to see him, Amnon said to the king, "Please let Tamar my sister come and make a couple of cakes for me in my sight, that I may eat from her hand."H550H7901H2470H4428H935H7200H550H559H4428H8559H269H935H3823H8147H3834H5869H1262H30277And David sent home to Tamar, saying, "Now go to your brother Amnon's house, and prepare food for him."H1732H7971H1004H8559H559H3212H251H550H1004H6213H12798So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house; and he was lying down. Then she took flour and kneaded it, made cakes in his sight, and baked the cakes.H8559H3212H251H550H1004H7901H3947H1217H3888H3823H5869H1310H38349And she took the pan and placed them out before him, but he refused to eat. Then Amnon said, "Have everyone go out from me." And they all went out from him.H3947H4958H3332H6440H3985H398H550H559H3318H376H3318H37610Then Amnon said to Tamar, "Bring the food into the bedroom, that I may eat from your hand." And Tamar took the cakes which she had made, and brought them to Amnon her brother in the bedroom.H550H559H8559H935H1279H2315H1262H3027H8559H3947H3834H6213H935H2315H550H25111Now when she had brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said to her, "Come, lie with me, my sister."H5066H398H2388H559H935H7901H26912And she answered him, "No, my brother, do not force me, for no such thing should be done in Israel. Do not do this disgraceful thing!H559H251H6031H3651H6213H3478H6213H503913"And I, where could I take my shame? And as for you, you would be like one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore, please speak to the king; for he will not withhold me from you."H2781H3212H259H5036H3478H1696H4428H451314However, he would not heed her voice; and being stronger than she, he forced her and lay with her.H14H8085H6963H2388H6031H790115Then 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!"H550H8130H3966H1419H8135H8130H1419H160H157H550H559H6965H321216So she said to him, "No, indeed! This evil of sending me away is worse than the other that you did to me." But he would not listen to her.H559H182H7451H7971H1419H312H6213H14H808517Then he called his servant who attended him, and said, "Here! Put this woman out, away from me, and bolt the door behind her."H7121H5288H8334H559H7971H2351H5274H1817H31018Now she had on a robe of many colors, for the king's virgin daughters wore such apparel. And his servant put her out and bolted the door behind her.H3801H6446H4598H4428H1323H1330H3847H8334H3318H2351H5274H1817H31019Then Tamar put ashes on her head, and tore her robe of many colors that was on her, and laid her hand on her head and went away crying bitterly.H8559H3947H665H7218H7167H3801H6446H7760H3027H7218H3212H1980H219920And Absalom her brother said to her, "Has Amnon your brother been with you? But now hold your peace, my sister. He is your brother; do not take this thing to heart." So Tamar remained desolate in her brother Absalom's house.H53H251H559H550H251H2790H269H251H7896H3820H1697H8559H3427H8074H251H53H100421But when King David heard of all these things, he was very angry.H4428H1732H8085H1697H3966H273422And Absalom spoke to his brother Amnon neither good nor bad. For Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar.H53H1696H550H2896H7451H53H8130H550H1697H6031H269H855923And it came to pass, after two full years, that Absalom had sheepshearers in Baal Hazor, which is near Ephraim; so Absalom invited all the king's sons.H3117H8141H53H1494H1178H669H53H7121H4428H112124Then Absalom came to the king and said, "Kindly note, your servant has sheepshearers; please, let the king and his servants go with your servant."H53H935H4428H559H5650H1494H3212H4428H5650H3212H565025But the king said to Absalom, "No, my son, let us not all go now, lest we be a burden to you." Then he urged him, but he would not go; and he blessed him.H4428H559H53H1121H3212H3513H6555H14H3212H128826Then Absalom said, "If not, please let my brother Amnon go with us." And the king said to him, "Why should he go with you?"H559H53H251H550H3212H4428H559H321227But Absalom urged him; so he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him.H53H6555H550H4428H1121H797128Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, "Watch now, when Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and when I say to you, 'Strike Amnon!' then kill him. Do not be afraid. Have I not commanded you? Be courageous and valiant."H53H6680H5288H559H7200H550H3820H2896H3196H559H5221H550H4191H3372H6680H2388H1121H242829So the servants of Absalom did to Amnon as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king's sons arose, and each one got on his mule and fled.H5288H53H6213H550H53H6680H4428H1121H6965H376H7392H6505H512730And it came to pass, while they were on the way, that news came to David, saying, "Absalom has killed all the king's sons, and not one of them is left!"H1870H8052H935H1732H559H53H5221H4428H1121H259H349831So the king arose and tore his garments and lay on the ground, and all his servants stood by with their clothes torn.H4428H6965H7167H899H7901H776H5650H5324H899H716732Then Jonadab the son of Shimeah, David's brother, answered and said, "Let not my lord suppose they have killed all the young men, the king's sons, for only Amnon is dead. For by the command of Absalom this has been determined from the day that he forced his sister Tamar.H3122H1121H8093H1732H251H6030H559H113H559H4191H5288H4428H1121H550H4191H6310H53H7760H3117H6031H269H855933"Now therefore, let not my lord the king take the thing to his heart, to think that all the king's sons are dead. For only Amnon is dead."H113H4428H7760H1697H3820H559H4428H1121H4191H550H419134Then Absalom fled. And the young man who was keeping watch lifted his eyes and looked, and there, many people were coming from the road on the hillside behind him.H53H1272H5288H6822H5375H5869H7200H1980H7227H5971H1870H2022H6654H31035And Jonadab said to the king, "Look, the king's sons are coming; as your servant said, so it is."H3122H559H4428H4428H1121H935H5650H169736So it was, as soon as he had finished speaking, that the king's sons indeed came, and they lifted up their voice and wept. Also the king and all his servants wept very bitterly.H3615H1696H4428H1121H935H5375H6963H1058H4428H5650H1058H3966H1065H141937But Absalom fled and went to Talmai the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day.H53H1272H3212H8526H1121H5991H5989H4428H1650H56H1121H311738So Absalom fled and went to Geshur, and was there three years.H53H1272H3212H1650H7969H814139And King David longed to go to Absalom. For he had been comforted concerning Amnon, because he was dead.H4428H1732H3615H3318H53H5162H550H4191
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