2 Samuel 13:23-38

23Two years laterH8141H3117H1961, when Absalom’sH53 sheepshearersH1178H1494 wereH1961 at Baal-hazorH1178 nearH5973 EphraimH669, he invitedH7121 allH3605 the sonsH1121 of the kingH4428. 24And heH53 wentH935 toH413 the kingH4428 and saidH559, “Your servantH5650 has justH2009 hired shearersH1494. Will the kingH4428 and his servantsH5650 pleaseH4994 comeH1980 withH5973 me?”

25“NoH408, my sonH1121,” the kingH4428 repliedH559, “we should notH408H4994 allH3605 goH1980, orH3808 we would be a burdenH3513 to youH5921.” Although Absalom urgedH6555 him, he was notH3808 willingH14 to goH1980, but gave him his blessingH1288.

26“If notH3808,” saidH559 AbsalomH53, “pleaseH4994 let my brotherH251 AmnonH550 goH1980 with usH854.”

“WhyH4100 should he goH1980 with youH5973?” the kingH4428 askedH559.

27But AbsalomH53 urgedH6555 him, so the king sentH7971H854 AmnonH550 and the restH3605 ofH4428 his sonsH1121.1

28Now AbsalomH53 had orderedH6680 his young menH5288, “WatchH7200 AmnonH550 untilH4994 his heartH3820 is merryH2895 with wineH3196, and when I orderH559 youH413 to strikeH5221 Amnon downH550, you are to kill himH4191. Do notH408 be afraidH3372. HaveH3588 IH595 notH3808 commandedH6680 youH853? Be courageousH2388 andH1961 valiantH2428!”

29So Absalom’sH53 young menH5288 didH6213 to AmnonH550 just asH834 AbsalomH53 had orderedH6680. Then allH3605 the other sonsH1121 of the kingH4428H7392 got upH6965, and each oneH376 fledH5127 onH5921 his muleH6505.

30While theyH1992 wereH1961 on the wayH1870, a reportH8052 reachedH935H413 DavidH1732H559: “AbsalomH53 has struck downH5221 allH3605 the sonsH1121 of the kingH4428; notH3808 oneH259 of them is leftH3498!”

31Then the kingH4428 stood upH6965, toreH7167 his clothesH899, and lay downH7901 on the groundH776. And allH3605 his servantsH5650 stoodH5324 by with their clothesH899 tornH7167.

32But JonadabH3122, the sonH1121 of David’sH1732 brotherH251 ShimeahH8093, spoke upH6030: “My lordH113 must notH408H559 thinkH559 they have killedH4191 allH3605 the sonsH1121 of the kingH4428, forH3588 onlyH905 AmnonH550 is deadH4191. In factH3588, AbsalomH53 has planned thisH7760 since the dayH3117 Amnon violatedH6031 his sisterH269 TamarH8559. 33So nowH6258, my lordH113 the kingH4428, do notH408 takeH7760 toH413 heartH3820 the report thatH1697H559 allH3605 the sonsH1121 of the kingH4428 are deadH4191H3588H518. OnlyH905 AmnonH550 is deadH4191.”

34Meanwhile, AbsalomH53 had fledH1272. When the young manH5288 standing watchH6822 looked upH5375H5869, he sawH7200 manyH7227 peopleH5971 comingH1980 down the roadH1870 west of himH310,2 along the sideH6654 of the hill. And the watchman went and reported to the king, “I see men coming from the direction of Horonaim, along the side of the hillH2022.”3

35So JonadabH3122 saidH559 toH413 the kingH4428, “LookH2009, the sonsH1121 of the kingH4428 have arrivedH935! It is just asH3651 your servantH5650H1961 saidH1697.”

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And as he finishedH3615 speakingH1696H2009, the sonsH1121 of the kingH4428 came inH935, wailingH1058 loudlyH5375H6963. Then the kingH4428 and allH3605 his servantsH5650 alsoH1571 weptH1058H1065 veryH3966 bitterlyH1419.

37Now AbsalomH53 fledH1272 and wentH1980 toH413 TalmaiH8526 sonH1121 of AmmihudH5991, the kingH4428 of GeshurH1650. But David mournedH56 forH5921 his sonH1121 everyH3605 dayH3117.

38After AbsalomH53 had fledH1272 and goneH1980 to GeshurH1650, he stayedH1961 thereH8033 threeH7969 yearsH8141.