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After some
time,
David’s
son
Amnon
fell
in
love
with
Tamar
, the beautiful sister of
David’s
son Absalom
.
It
happened
after this
, that
Absalom
the son
of
David
had
a
beautiful sister ,
whose
name
was
Tamar;
and
Amnon
the
son of
David
loved
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.
Amnon was so
vexed
that
he
fell
sick because
of
his sister Tamar ;
for she was a virgin ;
and it seemed hard
to Amnon
to
do anything to her.
Now
Amnon had a friend named
Jonadab, the son of David’s
brother
Shimeah .
Jonadab was a very shrewd
man ,
But
Amnon had a friend ,
whose
name
was
Jonadab, the son of Shimeah ,
David's
brother;
and
Jonadab was a very subtle
man .
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. ”
He said
to
him
, Why, son of the king, are
you
thus
lean
from
day
to
day
? Won't
you tell me? Amnon said
to
him
, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's
sister.
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. ’”
Jonadab said
to
him, Lay
you
down on your bed ,
and feign
yourself
sick:
and
when your father comes to see you, tell
him, Please let my sister Tamar come and give me bread
to eat ,
and
dress
the
food
in my sight ,
that
I may see
it,
and eat it from 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. ”
So Amnon lay down ,
and feigned himself
sick:
and
when the king was
come
to see him, Amnon said to
the
king
, Please let her
sister Tamar come ,
and make me
a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat from her hand.
Then David sent word
to Tamar at
the
palace:
“Please
go to the
house
of
Amnon
your brother and prepare
a
meal
for
him. ”
Then David sent home
to Tamar ,
saying,
Go now
to your brother Amnon's
house,
and dress
him food
.
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
.
So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's
house;
and
he
was laid
down. She took dough, and
kneaded it, and
made cakes in his sight, and did
bake
the
cakes
.
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.
She took
the pan ,
and poured
them
out
before him ;
but he refused to eat. Amnon said,
Have
out
all
men
from
me
. They
went out every
man
from
him
.
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
.
Amnon said to Tamar, Bring the food into the chamber
, that I may eat from your hand. Tamar took the cakes which
she had made ,
and brought
them
into
the
chamber
to Amnon
her brother.
And
when she had brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said, “
Come lie with me, my sister !”
When she had brought them near
to him to eat, he took hold of her ,
and said to
her
, Come ,
lie with me, my sister .
“
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!
She
answered
him,
No, my brother ,
do not force
me ;
for no
such thing ought
to
be done in Israel. Don't
you
do this folly.
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. ”
I,
where shall
I carry
my shame? and as
for
you ,
you
will
be as
one of the fools in Israel .
Now
therefore,
please speak to the king ;
for he will not withhold me from you.
But
Amnon
refused
to
listen to her ,
and
being stronger, he violated
her and lay with her.
However
he
would
not
listen to her voice;
but
being stronger than
she
, he forced
her ,
and lay with her.
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 !”
Then Amnon hated her
with exceeding
great
hatred ;
for
the
hatred
with
which
he
hated
her
was greater than the love with
which
he had loved
her
. Amnon
said to her ,
Arise,
be gone .
“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.
She said
to
him
, Not
so,
because
this
great
wrong
in
putting
me forth
is [
worse ]
than the
other
that
you did
to me .
But he would
not
listen to her.
Instead,
he called to
his attendant
and said, “Throw
this woman out and bolt the door behind
her !”
Then
he called his servant
who
ministered
to
him,
and said, Put
now
this woman out from
me,
and bolt 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.
She
had
a
garment
of
various
colors
on
her ;
for
with
such
robes
were
the
king's
daughters
who
were
virgins
dressed.
Then
his
servant
brought
her
out ,
and bolted the door after
her.
And
Tamar put ashes on her head and tore her robe.
And putting
her hand on her head, she
went away
crying bitterly
.
Tamar put ashes on her head ,
and tore her garment
of
various
colors
that
was
on
her;
and she
laid
her hand on her head, and
went her
way,
crying aloud
as
she
went
.
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
.
Absalom
her brother said to her, Has Amnon
your brother been with you? but
now hold
your
peace
, my sister :
he is your brother ;
don't
take this thing to heart. So Tamar remained
desolate in her brother Absalom's
house
.
When King David heard all this
, he was furious
.
But
when king David heard of
all these
things
, he was very
angry
.
And
Absalom never
said
a
word
to Amnon ,
either
good or
bad, because he hated
Amnon
for
disgracing
his sister Tamar.
Absalom spoke
to Amnon neither
good nor
bad ;
for
Absalom
hated
Amnon
, because he had
forced
his sister Tamar.
Two years later
, when
Absalom’s
sheepshearers
were
at
Baal
-hazor near
Ephraim
, he
invited all the sons of
the
king
.
It
happened
after
two full
years, that
Absalom
had
sheep
- shearers
in
Baal
Hazor, which
is
beside
Ephraim:
and
Absalom
invited all the king's
sons.
And
he
went
to the king and said, “
Your servant has just
hired
shearers .
Will
the king and his servants please
come
with me?”
Absalom
came
to the king ,
and said, See
now,
your servant has sheep-
shearers ;
let
the king ,
I
pray
you,
and his servants go
with your
servant.
“
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
.
The
king
said
to
Absalom,
No, my son, let
us
not all go, lest
we be burdensome
to you. He
pressed
him :
however
he would
not go, but blessed
him.
“If
not,”
said Absalom, “
please let my brother Amnon go with us. ”
“
Why should he go with you? ”
the
king
asked.
Then
said Absalom, If
not,
please let my brother Amnon go with us. The
king
said
to
him,
Why should he go with you?
But Absalom urged
him, so
the
king
sent
Amnon and the rest
of
his
sons.
But Absalom pressed
him, and
he
let
Amnon and all
the king's
sons go
with
him
.
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 !”
Absalom commanded
his servants
, saying,
Mark
you
now,
when
Amnon's
heart is merry with wine ;
and when I tell
you ,
Smite
Amnon, then
kill him ;
don't
be afraid ;
haven't
I commanded you? be courageous ,
and be
valiant .
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.
The
servants
of
Absalom
did to Amnon as Absalom had commanded
. Then all the king's
sons arose
, and every
man
got
him
up
on his mule ,
and
fled
.
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 !”
It
happened,
while they were in
the way, that
the
news
came
to
David ,
saying,
Absalom has slain
all the king's
sons ,
and
there
is
not one of them left .
Then the king stood
up
, tore his clothes
, and lay down
on the ground
; and all his servants stood by with their clothes torn.
Then the king arose
, and
tore his garments
, and lay on the earth
; and all his servants stood by with their clothes torn.
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.
Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David's
brother,
answered,
Don't
let
my lord suppose
that
they have killed all the young
men
the king's
sons;
for Amnon only
is dead ;
for
by
the
appointment
of
Absalom this has
been
determined
from
the day that
he
forced
his sister Tamar.
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. ”
Now therefore
don't
let
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.
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. ”
But
Absalom fled. The young man who
kept
the
watch lifted
up his
eyes
, and looked,
and, behold
, there
came
much
people
by
the way
of the hill -side
behind
him
.
So
Jonadab said to the king, “Look
, the sons of
the
king
have
arrived!
It
is
just
as your servant said. ”
Jonadab said to the king, Behold
, the king's
sons are
come:
as your servant said ,
so
it
is
.
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
.
It
happened,
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
.
Now
Absalom fled and went to Talmai son of Ammihud
, the
king of Geshur. But
David mourned for his son every day.
But
Absalom fled ,
and went to Talmai the
son of Ammihur
, king of Geshur. [
David ]
mourned for his son every day.
After
Absalom had
fled and gone
to Geshur, he
stayed
there three years.
So
Absalom fled ,
and went
to Geshur, and
was
there three years.
And
King David longed to go to Absalom ,
for he had
been
consoled
over
Amnon’s
death
.
[the
soul
of]
king David longed to go forth
to Absalom :
for he was
comforted
concerning
Amnon,
seeing
he
was
dead
.
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