2 Samuel 13:1-14

1After some timeH1961H310H3651, David’sH1732 sonH1121 AmnonH550 fell in loveH157 with TamarH8559, the beautifulH3303 sisterH269 of David’sH1732 sonH1121 AbsalomH53. 2AmnonH550 was sickH2470 with frustrationH3334 overH5668 his sisterH269 TamarH8559, forH3588 sheH1931 was a virginH1330, and it seemedH5869 implausibleH6381 forH550 him to doH6213 anythingH3972 to her.

3Now AmnonH550 had a friendH7453 namedH8034 JonadabH3122, the sonH1121 of David’sH1732 brotherH251 ShimeahH8093.1 JonadabH3122 was a veryH3966 shrewdH2450 manH376, 4and he askedH559 Amnon, “WhyH4069 are youH859, the sonH1121 of the kingH4428, soH3602 depressedH1800 morningH1242 after morningH1242? Won’tH3808 you tellH5046 me?”

AmnonH550 repliedH559, “I amH589 in loveH157 with TamarH8559, my brotherH251 Absalom’sH53 sisterH269.”

5JonadabH3082 toldH559 him, “Lie downH7901 onH5921 your bedH4904 and pretend you are illH2470. When your fatherH1 comesH935 to see youH7200, sayH559 to himH413, ‘PleaseH4994 let my sisterH269 TamarH8559 comeH935 and give me somethingH1262 to eatH3899. Let her prepareH6213 it in my sightH5869 soH4616 I may watch herH7200 and eat itH398 from her handH3027.’”

6So AmnonH550 lay downH7901 and feigned illnessH2470. When the kingH4428 cameH935 to see himH7200, AmnonH550 saidH559, “PleaseH4994 let my sisterH269H3823 TamarH8559 comeH935 and make a coupleH8147 of cakesH3834 in my sightH5869, so that I may eatH1262 from her handH3027.”

7Then DavidH1732 sentH7971 word toH413 TamarH8559 at the palaceH1004H559: “PleaseH4994 goH1980 to the houseH1004 of AmnonH550 your brotherH251 and prepareH6213 a mealH1279 for him.”

8So TamarH8559 wentH1980 to the houseH1004 of her brotherH251 AmnonH550, who was lying downH7901. She tookH3947 some doughH1217, kneadedH3888 it, made cakesH3823 in his sightH5869, and bakedH1310 themH3834. 9Then she broughtH3947 the panH4958 and set it downH3332 before himH6440, but he refusedH3985 to eatH398. “Send everyoneH3605H376H5921 awayH3318!” saidH559 AmnonH550. And everyoneH3605H376H5921 went outH3318.

10Then AmnonH550 saidH559 toH413 TamarH8559, “BringH935 the foodH1279 into the bedroomH2315, so that I may eat itH1262 from your handH3027.”

TamarH8559 tookH3947 the cakesH3834 she had madeH6213 and wentH935 to her brotherH251 Amnon’sH550 bedroomH2315. 11And when she had broughtH5066 them to himH413 to eatH398, he took holdH2388 of her and saidH559, “ComeH935 lieH7901 with meH5973, my sisterH269!”

12“NoH408, my brotherH251!” she criedH559. “Do notH408 violate meH6031, forH3588 suchH3651 a thing should neverH3808 be doneH6213 in IsraelH3478. Do notH408 doH6213 thisH2063 disgraceful thingH5039! 13WhereH575 could IH589 ever takeH1980 my shameH2781? And youH859 would beH1961 like oneH259 of the foolsH5036 in IsraelH3478H6258! PleaseH4994 speakH1696 toH413 the kingH4428, forH3588 he will notH3808 withhold meH4513 from youH4480.”

14But Amnon refusedH3808H14 to listen to herH8085H6963, and being strongerH2388H4480, he violated herH6031 and lay withH7901 herH854.