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1
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.
2
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
any thing
to her.
3
But Amnon
had a friend
,
whose name
was
Jonadab,
the son
of Shimeah
David's
brother
: and Jonadab
was
a very
subtil
man
.
4
And he
said
unto him, Why
art
thou,
being
the king's
so
n
,
lean
from day
to day? wilt thou
not
tell
me? And Amnon
said
unto him, I love
Tamar
,
my brother
Absalom's
sister
.
5
And Jonadab
said
unto him, Lay thee down
on thy bed
,
and make thyself sick
:
and when thy father
come
th
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
.
6
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
.
7
Then David
sent
home
to Tamar
,
saying
,
Go
now
to thy brother
Amnon's
house
,
and dress
him meat
.
8
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
.
9
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.
10
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
.
11
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.
12
And she answered
him, Nay, my brother,
do
not force
me; for no such thing ought
to be
do
ne
in Israel
:
do
not thou this folly
.
13
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.
14
Howbeit he would
not hearken
unto her voice: but, being stronger
than
she, forced her, and lay with her.
15
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
go
ne.
16
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.
17
Then he called
his servant
that ministered
unto him, and said,
Put
now this
woman
out from me, and bolt
the door
after
her.
18
And
she had
a garment
of divers colours
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.
19
And Tamar
put
ashes
on
her head
,
and rent
her garment
of divers colours
that
was
on
her, and laid
her hand
on
her head
, and
went
on
crying
.
20
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
.
21
But when king
David
heard
of all
these
things
,
he was very
wroth
.
22
And Absalom
spake
unto his brother
Amnon
n
either
good
nor bad
:
for Absalom
hated
Amnon
, because
he had forced
his sister
Tamar
.
23
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
.
24
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
.
25
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.
26
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?
27
But Absalom
pressed
him, that he let Amnon
and all
the king's
sons
go
with him.
28
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.
29
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
.
30
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
.
31
Then the king
arose
,
and tare
his garments
,
and lay
on the earth
;
and all
his servants
stood
by with their clothes
rent
.
32
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
.
33
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
.
34
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.
35
And Jonadab
said
unto the king
,
Behold
, the king's
so
ns
come
:
as thy servant
said
,
so
it is.
36
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.
37
But Absalom
fled
,
and went
to Talmai
,
the son
of Ammihud,
king
of Geshur
.
And
David
mourned
for his son
every
day
.
38
So Absalom
fled
, and went
to Geshur
,
and
was there
three
years
.
39
And
the soul of
king
David
longed
to go forth
unto Absalom
:
for he was comforted
concerning
Amnon
,
seeing he was dead
.
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