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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 gone.
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 neither 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 Baal- hazor, 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
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