Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
After
some
time,
David’s
son Amnon
fell
in
love
with
Tamar, the
beautiful
sister
of
David’s
son Absalom
.
And
it
cometh
to
pass
afterwards
that
Absalom
son of
David
hath
a
fair
sister,
and
her
name
`is'
Tamar, and
Amnon
son of
David
loveth
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.
And
Amnon hath
distress
--
even
to
become
sick ,
because
of
Tamar
his sister, for she `is'
a virgin, and it is
hard
in
the
eyes
of
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,
And
Amnon hath
a friend ,
and
his
name
`is'
Jonadab, son of Shimeah ,
David's
brother,
and
Jonadab `is'
a very wise
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
. ”
and
saith
to
him
, `Wherefore
`art'
thou
thus
lean
, O
king's
son, morning by
morning? dost
thou
not
declare
to
me? '
And
Amnon saith
to
him
, `
Tamar --
sister
of
Absalom
my brother --
I
am
loving
. '
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. ’”
And
Jonadab saith
to
him, `
Lie down on thy
couch,
and feign
thyself
sick,
and
thy
father hath
come
in
to see thee
, and
thou
hast
said
unto
him, `
Let ,
I
pray
thee,
Tamar
my sister come in
and give me bread
to eat ;
and
she
hath
made
the
food
before
mine
eyes
so that
I see
`
it ',
and
have
eaten
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. ”
And
Amnon lieth
down ,
and feigneth
himself
sick,
and
the king cometh
in
to see him, and
Amnon saith
unto
the
king
, `
Let ,
I
pray
thee,
Tamar
my sister come ,
and she
maketh
before
mine
eyes
two
cakes, and
I 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. ”
And
David sendeth
unto
Tamar ,
to
the house,
saying,
`
Go ,
I
pray
thee,
to the house of Amnon thy
brother ,
and make
for 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.
And
Tamar goeth
to the house of Amnon
her brother, and
he
is
lying down ,
and
she taketh
the
dough, and
kneadeth
, and
maketh
cakes before
his eyes
, and cooketh
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.
and
taketh
the frying-
pan ,
and poureth
out
before him, and
he refuseth
to eat ,
and
Amnon saith,
`Take
ye
out
every
one
from
me;'
and they
go
out every
one
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.
And
Amnon saith
unto
Tamar, `
Bring the food into the inner
chamber
, and
I eat from thy
hand ;'
and
Tamar taketh
the cakes that
she hath
made ,
and bringeth
in
to Amnon
her brother ,
into
the
inner
chamber,
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 bringeth
nigh
unto
him to eat, and
he layeth
hold on
her ,
and saith
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!
And
she
saith
to
him
, `Nay,
my brother ,
do not humble
me, for it
is
not
done so
in Israel ;
do not 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
. ”
And
I --
whither
do
I
cause
my reproach
to
go
? and thou
--
thou
art
as
one of the fools in Israel ;
and
now,
speak ,
I
pray
thee,
unto
the king ;
for he doth
not withhold me from thee
. '
But
Amnon
refused
to listen
to her, and being
stronger, he
violated
her and lay
with her.
And
he
hath
not
been
willing
to hearken
to her voice
, and is
stronger than
she
, and
humbleth
her ,
and lieth
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!”
And
Amnon hateth
her
--
a
very
great
hatred --
that
greater `is'
the
hatred
with
which
he
hath
hated
her
than the love with
which
he loved
her,
and
Amnon
saith
to her ,
`Rise,
go
. '
“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 .
And
she saith
to
him
, `Because
of
the
circumstances
this
evil
is greater
than the
other
that
thou
hast
done with
me
--
to send
me away;'
and
he hath
not
been
willing
to hearken
to her ,
Instead
, he
called
to
his attendant
and said
, “Throw
this woman
out
and bolt the door behind
her !”
and
calleth
his
young
man
, his servant,
and saith
, `Send
away,
I
pray
thee,
this one
from
me
without,
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.
--
and
upon
her `is'
a
long
coat,
for
such
upper
robes
do
daughters
of
the
king
who
`are'
virgins
put
on,
--
and
his
servant
taketh
her
out without,
and hath
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.
And Tamar taketh
ashes for
her head ,
and the
long
coat
that
`is'
on
her she
hath
rent,
and putteth
her hand on her head, and
goeth,
going
on
and
crying ;
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
.
and
Absalom
her brother saith
unto
her, `Hath
Amnon thy
brother
been with thee
? and
now, my sister ,
keep
silent,
he `
is '
thy
brother ;
set
not thy
heart
to
this thing ;'
and
Tamar dwelleth
--
but
desolate --
in the house of Absalom
her brother.
When
King David heard all this
, he
was
furious.
And
king David hath
heard all these
things
, and
it
is
very
displeasing
to
him;
And Absalom never
said
a
word
to
Amnon ,
either good
or bad
, because he hated
Amnon
for
disgracing
his sister Tamar
.
and Absalom hath
not
spoken
with
Amnon either evil
or good
, for
Absalom
is
hating
Amnon,
because that
he humbled
Tamar
his sister.
Two years later
, when
Absalom’s
sheepshearers
were
at
Baal-hazor near
Ephraim, he
invited
all the sons of the king.
And
it
cometh
to
pass,
after
two years of
days
, that
Absalom
hath
shearers
in
Baal-Hazor ,
which
`is'
with
Ephraim, and
Absalom
calleth
for
all the sons of the king.
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 Absalom
cometh
unto
the king ,
and saith
, `Lo,
I
pray
thee,
thy
servant hath
shearers ,
let
the king go,
I
pray
thee,
and his servants ,
with thy
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
.
And
the
king
saith
unto
Absalom
, `Nay,
my son, let
us
not all go, I
pray
thee,
and
we are
not
too
heavy
on
thee;'
and
he
presseth
on
him, and
he hath
not been
willing to go, and
he
blesseth
him.
“
If not, ”
said
Absalom
, “please
let
my brother Amnon
go with us .”
“
Why should
he go with you
? ”
the
king
asked.
And
Absalom
saith,
`
If not --
let
, I
pray
thee
, Amnon
my brother go with us ;'
and
the
king
saith
to
him,
`
Why doth
he go with thee
? '
But
Absalom urged
him, so
the
king
sent
Amnon and the rest
of
his
sons.
and
Absalom urgeth
on
him, and
he
sendeth
with
him
Amnon ,
and all
the sons of
the
king
.
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
Absalom commandeth
his young men, saying,
`See,
I
pray
thee,
when
the
heart of
Amnon
`
is '
glad
with wine, and I have
said
unto
you ,
Smite
Amnon, that
ye
have
put
him to
death;
fear
not ;
is
it
not because
I
have
commanded you? be strong,
yea,
become
sons
of
valour.'
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
the
young men of
Absalom
do
to Amnon as Absalom commanded,
and
rise
do
all the sons of the king, and they
ride,
each on his mule ,
and
flee
.
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!”
And
it
cometh
to
pass
--
they `are'
in
the way --
and
the
report hath
come
unto
David ,
saying,
`
Absalom hath
smitten
all the sons of the king ,
and
there
is
not left
of them one;'
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
the king riseth
, and
rendeth
his garments
, and lieth
on the earth,
and all his servants are
standing
by `
with '
rent
garments
.
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 .
And
Jonadab son of Shimeah, David's
brother,
answereth
and
saith,
`Let
not
my lord say,
The whole
of
the
young
men,
the
sons of the king, they
have
put
to
death;
for Amnon alone
`
is '
dead, for
by
the
command
of
Absalom it
hath
been
appointed
from
the day of
his humbling
Tamar his
sister;
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. ”
and
now, let
not
my lord the king lay
unto
his
heart the word,
saying,
All the sons of the king have
died,
for
Amnon alone
`
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. ”
And
Absalom fleeth,
and
the young man who
is
watching
lifteth
up his
eyes
and looketh,
and lo
, much
people
are
coming by
the way
behind
him
, on
the side of the hill.
So
Jonadab said
to
the king, “Look
, the sons of the king have arrived!
It
is
just
as your
servant said
. ”
And
Jonadab saith
unto
the king, `Lo
, the sons of the king have come;
as the
word
of
thy
servant ,
so
it
hath
been
. '
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
.
And it
cometh
to
pass
at
his
finishing
to
speak
, that
lo,
the sons of the king have
come
, and
they
lift
up
their
voice,
and
weep,
and
also
the king and all his servants have
wept --
a
very great
weeping
.
Now
Absalom fled and went
to
Talmai son of Ammihud, the
king of Geshur .
But
David mourned
for his son every
day
.
And
Absalom hath
fled ,
and goeth
unto
Talmai ,
son of Ammihud, king of Geshur ,
and
`
David '
mourneth
for his son all
the
days
.
After
Absalom had
fled and gone
to Geshur, he
stayed
there three years .
And
Absalom hath
fled ,
and goeth
to Geshur, and
is
there three years ;
And King David longed
to go to
Absalom, for he had
been consoled
over
Amnon’s
death
.
and `the
soul
of'
king David determineth
to go out
unto
Absalom, for he hath
been comforted
for
Amnon,
for
`he
is'
dead
.
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