2Samuel 13

Amnon and Tamar

13ABSALOM SON of David had a fair sister whose name was Tamar, and Amnon [her half brother] son of David loved her.H310H53H1121H1732H3303H269H8034H8559H550H1121H1732H1572And Amnon was so troubled that he fell sick for his [half] sister Tamar, for she was a virgin, and Amnon thought it impossible for him to do anything to her.H550H3334H2470H269H8559H1330H550H5869H6381H6213H39723But Amnon had a friend whose name was Jonadab son of Shimeah, David's brother; and Jonadab was a very crafty man.H550H7453H8034H3122H1121H8093H1732H251H3122H3966H2450H3764He said to Amnon, Why are you, the king's son, so lean and weak-looking from day to day? Will you not tell me? And Amnon said to him, I love Tamar, my [half] brother Absalom's sister.H559H4428H1121H1800H1242H1242H5046H550H559H157H8559H251H53H2695Jonadab said to him, Go to bed and pretend you are sick; and when your father David comes to see you, say to him, Let my sister Tamar come and give me food and prepare it in my sight, that I may see it and eat it from her hand.H3082H559H7901H4904H2470H1H935H7200H559H269H8559H935H1262H3899H6213H1279H5869H7200H398H30276So Amnon lay down and pretended to be sick; and when the king came to see him, Amnon said to the king, I pray you, let my sister Tamar come and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat from her hand.H550H7901H2470H4428H935H7200H550H559H4428H8559H269H935H3823H8147H3834H5869H1262H30277Then David sent home and told Tamar, Go now to your brother Amnon's house and prepare food for him.H1732H7971H1004H8559H559H3212H251H550H1004H6213H12798So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house, and he was in bed. And she took dough and kneaded it and made cakes in his sight and baked them.H8559H3212H251H550H1004H7901H3947H1217H3888H3823H5869H1310H38349She took the pan and emptied it out before him, but he refused to eat. And Amnon said, Send everyone out from me. So everyone went out from him.H3947H4958H3332H6440H3985H398H550H559H3318H376H3318H37610Then Amnon said to Tamar, Bring the food here into the bedroom, so I may eat from your hand. So Tamar took the cakes she had made and brought them into the room to Amnon her brother.H550H559H8559H935H1279H2315H1262H3027H8559H3947H3834H6213H935H2315H550H25111And when she brought them to him, he took hold of her and said, Come lie with me, my sister.H5066H398H2388H559H935H7901H26912She replied, No, my brother! Do not force {and} humble me, for no such thing should be done in Israel! Do not do this foolhardy, scandalous thing!H559H251H6031H3651H6213H3478H6213H503913And I, how could I rid myself of my shame? And you, you will be [considered] one of the stupid fools in Israel. Now therefore, I pray you, speak to the king, for he will not withhold me from you.H2781H3212H259H5036H3478H1696H4428H451314But he would not listen to her, and being stronger than she, he forced her and lay with her.H14H8085H6963H2388H6031H790115Then Amnon hated her exceedingly, so that his hatred for her was greater than the love with which he had loved her. And Amnon said to her, Get up and get out!H550H8130H3966H1419H8135H8130H1419H160H157H550H559H6965H321216But she said, No! This great evil of sending me away is worse than what you did to me. But he would not listen to her.H559H182H7451H7971H1419H312H6213H14H808517He called the servant who served him and said, Put this woman out of my presence now, and bolt the door after her!H7121H5288H8334H559H7971H2351H5274H1817H31018Now [Tamar] was wearing a long robe with sleeves {and} of various colors, for in such robes were the king's virgin daughters clad of old. Then Amnon's servant brought her out and bolted the door after her.H3801H6446H4598H4428H1323H1330H3847H8334H3318H2351H5274H1817H31019And [she] put ashes on her head and tore the long, sleeved robe which she wore, and she laid her hand on her head and went away shrieking {and} wailing.H8559H3947H665H7218H7167H3801H6446H7760H3027H7218H3212H1980H219920And Absalom her brother said to her, Has your brother Amnon been with you? Be quiet now, my sister. He is your brother; take not this matter to heart. So Tamar dwelt in her brother Absalom's house, a desolate woman.H53H251H559H550H251H2790H269H251H7896H3820H1697H8559H3427H8074H251H53H100421But when King David heard of all these things, he was very angry.H4428H1732H8085H1697H3966H273422And Absalom spoke to Amnon neither good nor bad; for Absalom hated Amnon because he had humbled his sister Tamar.H53H1696H550H2896H7451H53H8130H550H1697H6031H269H855923After two full years Absalom had sheepshearers at Baal-hazor near Ephraim, and Absalom invited all the king's sons.H3117H8141H53H1494H1178H669H53H7121H4428H1121

Absalom Avenges Tamar

24Absalom came to the king and said, Behold, your servant has sheepshearers; I pray you, let the king and his servants go with your servant.H53H935H4428H559H5650H1494H3212H4428H5650H3212H565025And the king said to Absalom, No, my son, let us not all go, lest we be burdensome to you. Absalom urged David; still he would not go, but he blessed him.H4428H559H53H1121H3212H3513H6555H14H3212H128826Then said Absalom, If not, I pray you, let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said to him, Why should he go with you?H559H53H251H550H3212H4428H559H321227But Absalom urged him, and he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him.H53H6555H550H4428H1121H797128Now Absalom commanded his servants, Notice now, when Amnon's heart is merry with wine and when I say to you, Strike Amnon, then kill him. Fear not; have I not commanded you? Be courageous and brave.H53H6680H5288H559H7200H550H3820H2896H3196H559H5221H550H4191H3372H6680H2388H1121H242829And the servants of Absalom did to Amnon as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king's sons arose and every man mounted his mule and fled.H5288H53H6213H550H53H6680H4428H1121H6965H376H7392H6505H512730While they were on the way, the word came to David, Absalom has killed all the king's sons, and not one of them is left.H1870H8052H935H1732H559H53H5221H4428H1121H259H349831Then the king arose and tore his garments and lay on the floor; and all his servants standing by tore their clothes.H4428H6965H7167H899H7901H776H5650H5324H899H716732But Jonadab son of Shimeah, David's brother, said, Let not my lord suppose they have killed all the king's sons; for Amnon only is dead. This purpose has shown itself on Absalom's determined mouth ever since the day Amnon humiliated his sister Tamar.H3122H1121H8093H1732H251H6030H559H113H559H4191H5288H4428H1121H550H4191H6310H53H7760H3117H6031H269H855933So let not my lord the king take the thing to heart and think all the king's sons are dead; for Amnon only is dead.H113H4428H7760H1697H3820H559H4428H1121H4191H550H419134But Absalom fled. And the young man who kept the watch looked up, and behold, many people were coming by the way of the hillside behind him.H53H1272H5288H6822H5375H5869H7200H1980H7227H5971H1870H2022H6654H31035And Jonadab said to the king, See, the king's sons are coming. It is as your servant said.H3122H559H4428H4428H1121H935H5650H169736And as he finished speaking, the king's sons came and lifted up their voices and wept; and the king also and all his servants wept very bitterly.H3615H1696H4428H1121H935H5375H6963H1058H4428H5650H1058H3966H1065H141937But Absalom fled and went to [his mother's father] Talmai son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son [Amnon] every day.H53H1272H3212H8526H1121H5991H5989H4428H1650H56H1121H311738So Absalom fled to Geshur and was there three years.H53H1272H3212H1650H7969H814139And the spirit of King David longed to go forth to Absalom, for he was comforted about Amnon, seeing that he was dead.H4428H1732H3615H3318H53H5162H550H4191