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And
it
came
to
pass
after this
, that
Absalom
the
son of
David
had
a
fair
sister,
whose
name
was
Tamar;
and
Amnon the son
of David
loved
her
.
After some
time
, David’s
son Amnon fell
in
love
with
Tamar,
the beautiful
sister
of David’s
son
Absalom
.
And
Amnon was so
vexed,
that
he
fell
sick for
his sister Tamar ;
for she was a virgin ;
and Amnon
thought
it hard
for him to do anything to her.
Amnon was sick with
frustration
over
his sister Tamar ,
for she was a virgin ,
and it seemed
implausible
for him to do anything to her.
But
Amnon had a friend ,
whose
name
was
Jonadab, the son of Shimeah
David's
brother :
and
Jonadab was a very subtil
man .
Now
Amnon had a friend named
Jonadab, the son of David’s
brother Shimeah.
Jonadab was a very shrewd
man ,
And
he said
unto
him
, Why art
thou
, being
the king's
son, lean
from
day
to
day
? wilt
thou
not
tell me? And
Amnon said
unto
him
, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's
sister.
so
he asked
Amnon
, “
Why are
you
, the son of
the
king
, so
depressed
morning
after
morning
? Won’t
you
tell me? ”
Amnon replied
, “
I am
in
love with
Tamar, my brother Absalom’s
sister. ”
And
Jonadab said
unto
him, Lay
thee
down on thy
bed ,
and make
thyself
sick:
and
when thy
father cometh
to see thee
, say unto
him, I
pray
thee,
let my sister Tamar come ,
and give me meat,
and
dress
the
meat
in my sight ,
that
I may see
it,
and eat it at
her hand.
Jonadab told
him, “Lie
down on your
bed and pretend
you
are
ill.
When your
father comes
to see you
, say to
him, ‘Please
let my sister Tamar come and give me something
to
eat.
Let
her
prepare
it
in my sight so
I may watch
her
and eat it from
her hand. ’”
So Amnon lay down ,
and made
himself
sick:
and
when the king was
come
to see him, Amnon said unto
the
king
, I
pray
thee,
let Tamar
my sister come ,
and make me
a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat at
her hand.
So Amnon lay down and feigned
illness.
When the king came
to see him, Amnon said, “Please
let my sister Tamar
come and make a couple of cakes in my sight, so
that I may eat from
her hand. ”
Then David sent home
to Tamar ,
saying,
Go now
to thy
brother
Amnon's
house ,
and dress
him meat
.
Then David sent word
to Tamar at
the
palace:
“Please
go to the
house of
Amnon
your
brother
and prepare
a
meal
for
him. ”
So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's
house;
and
he
was laid
down. And
she took flour
, and
kneaded it, and
made cakes in his sight, and did
bake
the
cakes
.
So Tamar went to the
house
of
her brother Amnon,
who
was lying
down. She took some
dough
, kneaded it, made cakes in his sight, and baked
them
.
And
she took
a
pan ,
and poured
them
out
before him ;
but he refused to eat. And
Amnon
said ,
Have
out
all
men
from
me
. And they
went out every
man
from
him
.
Then
she brought
the
pan and set
it
down
before him ,
but he refused to eat. “Send
everyone
away!”
said Amnon
. And everyone
went out.
And
Amnon said unto
Tamar, Bring the meat
into the chamber
, that I may eat of
thine
hand. And
Tamar took the cakes which
she had made ,
and brought
them
into
the
chamber
to Amnon
her brother.
Then
Amnon said to
Tamar, “
Bring the food
into the bedroom
, so
that I may eat it
from
your
hand. ”
Tamar took the cakes she had made and went
to her brother Amnon’s
bedroom
.
And when she had brought them unto
him to eat, he took hold of her ,
and said unto
her
, Come lie with me, my sister .
And when she had brought them to
him to eat, he took hold of her and said, “
Come lie with me, my sister !”
And
she
answered
him,
Nay
, my brother ,
do not force
me ;
for no
such thing ought
to
be done in Israel :
do not thou
this folly.
“No
, my brother !”
she
cried.
“
Do not humiliate
me ,
for such a
thing should
never
be done in Israel .
Do not do
this disgraceful
thing!
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
.
Where
could
I ever
take
my shame? And you
would
be like
one of the fools in Israel !
Please
speak to
the king ,
for he will not withhold me from you
. ”
Howbeit
he
would
not
hearken
unto
her
voice:
but, being stronger than
she
, forced
her ,
and lay with her.
But Amnon
refused
to
listen
to
her
, and
being stronger, he
violated
her and lay with her.
Then Amnon hated her
exceedingly;
so
that the
hatred wherewith
he
hated
her
was greater than the love wherewith
he had loved
her
. And
Amnon
said unto
her ,
Arise,
be gone .
Then Amnon hated Tamar
with
such
intensity
that his
hatred was greater than the love he previously
had. “Get
up!”
he
said to
her .
“
Be gone !”
And
she said
unto
him
, There
is
no
cause:
this
evil
in
sending me away is greater
than the
other
that
thou
didst
unto
me .
But he would
not
hearken
unto
her.
“No,”
she replied
, “
sending me away is worse
than this
great
wrong
you
have
already
done
to
me !”
But he refused
to
listen
to
her.
Then
he called his servant
that
ministered
unto
him,
and said, Put
now
this woman out from
me,
and bolt the door after
her .
Instead,
he called to
his attendant
and said, “Throw
this woman out and bolt the door behind
her !”
And
she
had
a
garment
of
divers
colors
upon
her:
for
with
such
robes
were
the
king's
daughters
that
were
virgins
apparelled.
Then
his
servant
brought
her out ,
and bolted the door after
her.
So
Amnon’s
attendant
threw
her out and bolted the door behind
her. Now
Tamar
was
wearing
a
robe
of
many
colors,
because
this
is
what
the
king’s
virgin
daughters
wore.
And Tamar put ashes on her head ,
and rent
her
garment
of
divers
colors
that
was
on
her ,
and laid
her hand on her head, and
went on
crying.
And Tamar put ashes on her head and tore
her robe.
And putting
her hand on her head, she
went away
crying bitterly
.
And
Absalom
her brother said unto
her, Hath
Amnon
thy
brother been with thee
? but
hold
now thy
peace
, my sister :
he is thy
brother ;
regard
not this thing. So Tamar remained
desolate in her brother Absalom's
house
.
Her brother Absalom
said to
her, “Has
your
brother Amnon
been with you
? Be
quiet
for
now, my sister .
He is your
brother .
Do
not take
this thing to
heart
. ”
So Tamar lived
as
a
desolate woman
in the
house
of
her brother Absalom
.
But
when king David heard of
all these
things
, he was very
wroth
.
When King David heard all this
, he was furious
.
And Absalom spake
unto
his
brother
Amnon neither
good nor
bad :
for
Absalom
hated
Amnon
, because he had
forced
his sister Tamar.
And Absalom never
said
a
word
to
Amnon ,
either
good or
bad, because he hated
Amnon
for
disgracing
his sister Tamar.
And
it
came
to
pass
after
two full
years, that
Absalom
had
sheepshearers in
Baalhazor,
which
is
beside
Ephraim :
and
Absalom
invited all the king's
sons.
Two years later
, when
Absalom’s
sheepshearers were
at
Baal-hazor
near
Ephraim ,
he
invited all the sons of
the
king
.
And Absalom
came
to the king ,
and said, Behold
now,
thy
servant hath
sheepshearers;
let
the king ,
I
beseech
thee,
and his servants go
with thy
servant.
And he
went
to the king and said, “Your
servant has
just
hired
shearers.
Will
the king and his servants please
come
with me?”
And
the
king
said
to
Absalom,
Nay
, my son, let
us
not all now
go, lest
we be chargeable
unto
thee
. And
he
pressed
him :
howbeit
he would
not go, but blessed
him.
“No
, my son, ”
the
king
replied,
“we
should
not all go, or
we would
be a
burden
to
you
. ”
Although
Absalom
urged
him ,
he was
not willing
to
go, but gave
him his
blessing
.
Then
said
Absalom,
If not, I
pray
thee
, let my brother Amnon go with us. And
the
king
said
unto
him,
Why should he go with thee
?
“
If not, ”
said
Absalom
, “please
let my brother Amnon go with us. ”
“
Why should he go with you
? ”
the
king
asked.
But Absalom pressed
him, that
he
let
Amnon and all
the king's
sons go
with
him
.
But Absalom urged
him, so
the
king
sent
Amnon and the rest
of
his
sons.
Now Absalom had commanded
his servants,
saying
, Mark
ye
now
when
Amnon's
heart is merry with wine, and when I say
unto
you ,
Smite
Amnon ;
then
kill him ,
fear
not :
have not
I commanded you? be courageous ,
and be
valiant .
Now Absalom had ordered
his young
men
, “Watch
Amnon
until
his
heart is merry with wine, and when I order
you to
strike
Amnon down,
you
are
to
kill him .
Do
not be
afraid.
Have I not
commanded you? Be courageous and valiant !”
And
the
servants
of
Absalom
did unto
Amnon as Absalom had commanded
. Then all the king's
sons arose,
and
every
man
gat
him
up upon
his
mule
, and fled.
So
Absalom’s
young
men
did to
Amnon just
as Absalom had ordered
. Then all the other
sons of
the
king
got
up, and each
one
fled on
his
mule
.
And
it
came
to
pass,
while they were in
the way, that
tidings
came
to
David ,
saying,
Absalom hath
slain
all the king's
sons ,
and
there
is
not one of them left .
While they were on
the way, a
report
reached
David :
“
Absalom has
struck
down
all the sons of
the
king;
not one of them is
left !”
Then the king arose
, and
tare
his garments
, and lay on the earth
; and all his servants stood by with their clothes rent
.
Then the king stood
up
, tore
his clothes
, and lay down
on the ground
; and all his servants stood by with their clothes torn
.
And
Jonadab, the son of Shimeah
David's
brother ,
answered
and
said
, Let
not
my lord suppose
that
they have slain
all the young
men
the
king's
sons ;
for Amnon
only is dead :
for
by
the
appointment
of
Absalom this hath
been
determined
from
the day that
he
forced
his sister Tamar.
But
Jonadab, the son of David’s
brother Shimeah
, spoke
up:
“
My lord must
not
think
they have killed
all the sons of
the
king,
for only Amnon
is dead .
In
fact,
Absalom has
planned
this since
the day Amnon
violated
his sister Tamar.
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
Amnon
only is dead.
So
now ,
my lord the king ,
do
not
take to heart the
report
that all the sons of
the
king
are dead .
Only Amnon
is dead. ”
But
Absalom fled. And
the young man that
kept
the
watch lifted
up his
eyes
, and
looked
, and, behold
, there
came
much
people
by
the way
of the hill side
behind
him
.
Meanwhile,
Absalom had
fled. When
the young man standing
watch looked
up, he
saw
many
people
coming
down
the
road
west
of
him
, along
the
side
of
the
hill.
And the
watchman
went
and
reported
to
the
king
, “I
see
men
coming
from
the
direction
of
Horonaim
, along
the side
of the hill. ”
And
Jonadab said unto
the king, Behold
, the king's
sons come:
as thy
servant said ,
so
it
is
.
So
Jonadab said to
the king, “Look
, the sons of
the
king
have
arrived!
It
is
just
as your
servant said. ”
And it
came
to
pass,
as soon
as
he had
made
an
end
of
speaking, that,
behold,
the king's
sons came, and
lifted
up
their
voice
and
wept:
and
the king also
and all his servants wept very sore
.
And as he finished
speaking, the sons of
the
king
came in
, wailing
loudly.
Then
the king and all his servants also
wept very bitterly
.
But
Absalom fled ,
and went to Talmai ,
the
son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And
David mourned for his son every day.
Now
Absalom fled and went to Talmai son of Ammihud, the
king of Geshur. But
David mourned for his son every day.
So
Absalom fled ,
and went
to Geshur, and
was
there three years.
After
Absalom had
fled and gone
to Geshur, he
stayed
there three years.
And the
soul
of
king David longed to go forth
unto
Absalom :
for
he
was
comforted
concerning
Amnon
, seeing
he was
dead
.
And King David longed to go to
Absalom, for
he had
been
consoled
over
Amnon’s
death
.
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