2Samuel:13

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* And it came to pass after this , that Abshalom the son of David had a handsome sister , whose name was Thamar ; and Amnon the son of David loved her . * And Amnon worried himself so that he fell sick on account of Thamar his sister ; for she was a virgin ; and it was impossible in the eyes of Amnon to do her the least . * But Amnon had a friend , whose name was Yonadab , the son of Shim ’ah , David ’s brother ; and Yonadab was a very sensible man . * And he said to him , Why art thou so wasted , O prince , morning after morning ? Wilt thou not tell me ? Then said Amnon to him , Thamar the sister of Abshalom my brother do I love . * And Yonadab said to him , Lie down on thy couch , and feign thyself sick ; and when thy father cometh to see thee , thou must say unto him , Let , I pray thee , Thamar my sister come , and give me some food , and prepare the refreshment before my eyes , in order that I may see it , and eat it out of her hand . * So Amnon lay down , and feigned himself sick ; and when the king came to see him , Amnon said to the king , Let , I pray thee , Thamar my sister come , and mix up before my eyes a couple of cakes , that I may enjoy them out of her hand . * Then did David send home to Thamar , saying , Do go now to thy brother Amnon ’s house , and prepare for him the refreshment . * So Thamar went to the house of Amnon her brother , and he was lying down ; and she took the dough and kneaded , and mixed it up before his eyes , and baked the cakes ; * And she took the pan , and poured them out before him ; but he refused to eat ; and Amnon said , Cause every man to go out from me ; and they went out , every man , from him . * And Amnon said to Thamar , Bring the refreshment into the chamber , that I may enjoy it out of thy hand . So Thamar took the cakes which she had made , and brought them unto Amnon her brother into the chamber . * And when she had brought them near unto him to eat , he took hold of her , and said unto her , Come , lie with me , my sister . * But she said to him , No , my brother , do not violate me ; for such a deed ought not to be done in Israel ; do not this scandalous act ! * And I , whither should I carry my shame ? and as for thee , thou wouldst be like one of the worthless in Israel ; but now , O speak , I pray thee , unto the king , for he will not withhold me from thee . * Nevertheless , he would not hearken unto her voice ; but he overpowered her , and violated her , and lay with her . * Then did Amnon hate her with a very great hatred ; so that the hatred with which he hated her was greater than the love with which he had loved her ; and Amnon said unto her , Arise , be gone . * And she said unto him , not add this yet greater wrong than the other which thou hast done with me , to send me away ! But he would not listen to her ; * And he called his young man , his servant , and said , Do send this woman away from me , into the street , and lock the door behind her . * And she had on a garment of divers colors ; for thus were usually appareled the king ’s daughters when virgins , in robes ; and his servant brought her out into the street , and locked the door behind her . * And Thamar put ashes on her head , and the garment of divers colors which was on her she rent : and she placed her hand on her head , and went away and cried as she went along . * Then said to her Abshalom her brother , Hath Amnon thy brother been with thee ? but now , my sister , keep silence , he is thy brother , take this thing not to thy heart . So Thamar remained , and was secluded in the house of Abshalom her brother . * And when king David heard all these things , it displeased him greatly . * And Abshalom spoke not with Amnon either bad or good ; for Abshalom hated Amnon , because he had violated Thamar his sister . * And it came to pass after two full years , that Abshalom had sheep –shearers at Ba ’al –chazor , which is near Ephraim ; and Abshalom invited all the king ’s sons . * And Abshalom came to the king , and said , Behold , now , thy servant hath sheep –shearers ; let the king , I pray thee , and his servants go with thy servant . * And the king said to Abshalom , No , my son , do not let us all go now , that we may not be a burden upon thee . And he urged him much , but he would not go , and he blessed him . * And Abshalom said , If not , let , I pray thee , Amnon my brother go with us . And the king said to him , Why should he go with thee ? * But Abshalom urged him greatly , and he sent with him Amnon and all the sons of the king . * Now Abshalom commanded his servants , saying , Mark ye , I pray you , when Annon ’s heart is merry with wine , and I say unto you , Smite Amnon : then kill him , fear not ; behold , it is I who command it you ; be firm and show yourselves men of valor . * And the servants of Abshalom did unto Amnon as Abshalom had commanded . Then arose all the king ’s sons , and they rode off , every man on his mule , and fled . * And it happened , while they were on the way , that the report came to David , saying , Abshalom hath smitten all the king ’s sons , and there is not one of them left . * Then arose the king and rent his garments , and laid himself on the earth : and all his servants were standing by with their garments rent . * But Yonadab the son of Shim ’ah , David ’s brother , commenced and said , Let not my Lord suppose that they have slain all the young men , the king ’s sons ; since Amnon alone is dead ; for by the command of Abshalom was this ordained from the day that he violated Thamar his sister . * And now let not my Lord the king take the thing to his heart , thinking , that all the king ’s sons are dead ; for Amnon alone is dead . * And Abshalom flew away . And the young man that was watching lifted up his eyes , and looked , and behold , many people were coming by the way behind him , by the side of the mount . * And Yonadab said to the king , The king ’s sons are come : according to the word of thy servant , so hath it come to pass . * And it happened , as he had just finished speaking , that , behold , the king ’s sons came , and they lifted up their voice and wept ; and also the king and all his servants wept very much . * But Abshalom had fled ; and he went to Talmai , the son of ‘Ammihud , the king of Geshur : and mourned for his son all the time . * So did Abshalom fly , and go to Geshur , and he remained there three years . * And king David longed to go forth unto Abshalom ; for he was comforted concerning Amnon , that he was dead .

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