2 Samuel 13:1-20

1Now it was afterH310 thisH3651 that 1AbsalomH53 the sonH1121 of DavidH1732 had a beautifulH3303 sisterH269 whose nameH8034 was 2TamarH8559, and 3AmnonH550 the sonH1121 of DavidH1732 was in loveH157 with her. 2But AmnonH550 wasH6887 so frustratedH6887 on accountH5668 of his sisterH269 TamarH8559 that he madeH2470 himself illH2470, forH3588 she was a virginH1330, and it 4seemedH6381H5869 tooH6381 difficultH6381 to AmnonH550 to doH6213 anythingH3972 to her. 3But AmnonH550 had a friendH7453 whose nameH8034 was JonadabH3082, the sonH1121 of 56ShimeahH8093, David’sH1732 brotherH251; and JonadabH3082 was a veryH3966 cleverH2450 manH376. 4And he saidH559 to him, “WhyH4069 are you, the king’sH4428 sonH1121, soH3602 depressedH1800 morningH1242 after morningH1242? Will you not tellH5046 me?” So AmnonH550 saidH559 to him, “I am in loveH157 with TamarH8559, the sisterH269 of my brotherH251 AbsalomH53.” 5JonadabH3082 then saidH559 to him, “LieH7901 downH7901 on your bedH4904 and pretendH2470 toH2470 beH2470 illH2470; when your fatherH1 comesH935 to seeH7200 you, sayH559 to him, ‘PleaseH4994 have my sisterH269 TamarH8559 comeH935 and give me foodH3899 to eatH1262, and have her prepareH6213 the 7foodH1279 in my sightH5869, soH4616 thatH4616 I may seeH7200 it and eatH398 from her handH3027.’” 6So AmnonH550 layH7901 downH7901 and pretendedH2470 toH2470 beH2470 illH2470; when the kingH4428 cameH935 to seeH7200 him, AmnonH550 saidH559 to the kingH4428, “PleaseH4994 have my sisterH269 TamarH8559 comeH935 and 8makeH3823 me a coupleH8147 of pastriesH3834 in my sightH5869, so that I may eatH1262 from her handH3027.”

7Then DavidH1732 sentH7971 a messenger to the houseH1004 for TamarH8559, sayingH559, “GoH1980 nowH4994 to your brotherH251 Amnon’sH550 houseH1004, and prepareH6213 9foodH1279 for him.” 8So TamarH8559 wentH1980 to her brotherH251 Amnon’sH550 houseH1004, and he was lyingH7901 in bed. And she tookH3947 doughH1217, kneadedH3888 it, madeH3823 pastriesH3823 in his sightH5869, and bakedH1310 the pastriesH3834. 9Then she tookH3947 the trayH4958 and servedH3332 them to him, but he refusedH3985 to eatH398. And AmnonH550 saidH559, “10Have everyoneH3605H376 leaveH3318 me.” So everyoneH3605H376 leftH3318 him. 10Then AmnonH550 saidH559 to TamarH8559, “BringH935 the foodH1279 into the 11bedroomH2315, so that I may eatH1262 from your handH3027.” So TamarH8559 tookH3947 the pastriesH3834 whichH834 she had madeH6213 and broughtH935 them into the bedroomH2315 to her brotherH251 AmnonH550. 11When she broughtH5066 them to him to eatH398, he 12tookH2388 holdH2388 of her and saidH559 to her, “ComeH935, sleepH7901 with me, my sisterH269.” 12But she saidH559 to him, “NoH408, my brotherH251, do not violateH6031 me, for 13suchH3651 aH3651 thingH3651 is not doneH6213 in IsraelH3478; do not doH6213 thisH2088 14disgracefulH5039 sinH5039! 13As for me, whereH575 could I 15getH1980 ridH1980 of my shameH2781? And as for you, you will be like oneH259 of the 16foolsH5036 in IsraelH3478. NowH6258 then, pleaseH4994 speakH1696 to the kingH4428, for 17he will not 18withholdH4513 me from you.” 14However, he wouldH14 not listenH8085 to 19her; since he was strongerH2388 thanH4480 she, he 20violatedH6031 her and sleptH7901 with her.

15Then AmnonH550 hatedH8130 her with a veryH3966 greatH1419 hatredH8135; indeedH3588, the hatredH8135 with whichH834 he hatedH8130 her was greaterH1419 thanH4480 the loveH160 with whichH834 he had lovedH157 her. And AmnonH550 saidH559 to her, “GetH6965 upH6965, goH1980 away!” 16But she saidH559 to him, “NoH408, becauseH182 thisH2088 wrongH7463 in sendingH7971 me awayH7971 is greaterH1419 thanH4480 the otherH312 that you have doneH6213 to me!” Yet he wouldH14 not listenH8085 to her. 17Then he calledH7121 his youngH5288 manH5288 who attendedH8334 him and saidH559, “NowH4994 throwH7971 thisH2088 womanH2088 outH7971 of my presence, and lockH5274 the doorH1817 behindH310 her!” 18Now she had on 21a 22long-sleevedH6446 garmentH3801; for thisH3651 isH3651 howH3651 the virginH1330 daughtersH1323 of the kingH4428 dressedH3847 themselves in robesH4598. Then his attendantH8334 tookH3318 her outH3318 and lockedH5274 the doorH1817 behindH310 her. 1923TamarH8559 tookH3947 ashesH665 and put them on her headH7218, and 24toreH7167 her 25long-sleevedH6446 garmentH3801 whichH834 was on her; and 26she putH7760 her handH3027 on her headH7218 and wentH1980 on her way, cryingH2199 outH2199 as she wentH1980.

20Then AbsalomH53 her brotherH251 saidH559 to her, “Has AmnonH550 your brotherH251 beenH1961 with you? But nowH6258 keepH2790 silentH2790, my sisterH269, he is your brotherH251; do not takeH7896 thisH2088 matterH1697 to heartH3820.” So TamarH8559 remainedH3427 and wasH8074 isolatedH8074 in her brotherH251 Absalom’sH53 houseH1004.