2Samuel:13:1-22

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* And it happened after this that Abessalom the son of David had a very beautiful sister , and her name was Themar ; and Amnon the son of David loved her . * And Amnon was distressed even to sickness , because of Themar his sister ; for she was a virgin , and it seemed very difficult for Amnon to do anything to her . * And Amnon had a friend , and his name was Jonadab , the son of Samaa the brother of David : and Jonadab was a very cunning man . * And he said to him , What ails thee that thou art thus weak ? O son of the king , morning by morning ? (note :)Gr . dost (:note ) wilt thou not tell me ? and Ammon said , I love Themar the sister of my brother Abessalom . * And Jonadab said to him , Lie upon thy bed , and make thyself sick , and thy father shall come in to see thee ; and thou shalt say to him , Let , I pray thee , Themar my sister come , and feed me with morsels , and let her prepare food before my eyes , that I may see and eat at her hands . * So Ammon lay down , and made himself sick ; and the king came in to see him : and Amnon said to the king , Let , I pray thee , my sister Themar come to me , and make a couple of cakes in my sight , and I will eat them at her hand . * And David sent to Themar to the house , saying , Go now to thy brother ’s house , and dress him food . * And Themar went to the house of her brother Amnon , and he was lying down : and she took the dough and kneaded it , and made cakes in his sight , and baked the cakes . * And she took the frying pan and poured them out before him , but he would not eat . And Amnon said , Send out every man from (note :)Gr . above (:note ) about me . And they removed every man from about him . * And Amnon said to Themar , Bring in the food into the closet , and I will eat of thy hand . And Themar took the cakes which she had made , and brought them to her brother Amnon into the chamber . * And she brought them to him to eat , and he caught hold of her , and said to her , Come , lie with me , my sister . * And she said to him , Nay , my brother , do not humble me , for it (note :)Gr . will not ; q . d . non est faciendum (:note ) ought not to be so done in Israel ; do not this folly . * And I , whither shall I remove my reproach ? and thou shalt be as one of the fools in Israel . And now , speak , I pray thee , to the king , for surely he will not keep me from thee . * But Amnon would not hearken to her voice ; and he prevailed against her , and humbled her , and lay with her . * Then Amnon hated her with very great hatred ; for the hatred with which he hated her was greater than the love with which he had loved her , for the last wickedness was greater than the first : and Amnon said to her , Rise , and be gone . * And Themar spoke to him concerning this great mischief , greater , said she , than the other that thou didst me , to send me away : but Amnon would not hearken to her voice . * And he called his servant who had charge of the house , and said to him , Put now this woman out from me , and shut the door after her . * And she had on her a variegated robe , for so were the king ’s daughters that were virgins attired in their apparel : and his servant led her forth , and shut the door after her . * And Themar took ashes , and put them on her head ; and she rent the variegated garment that was upon her : and she laid her hands on her head , and went crying continually . * And Abessalom her brother said to her , Has thy brother Amnon been with thee ? now then , my sister , be silent , for he is thy brother : be not careful to mention this matter . So Themar dwelt as a widow in the house of her brother Abessalom . * And king David heard of all these things , and was very angry ; but he did not grieve the spirit of his son Amnon , because be loved him , for he was his first-born . * And Abessalom spoke not to Amnon , good or bad , because Abessalom hated Amnon , on account of his humbling his sister Themar .

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