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Chapter 13 And it came to pass after this,
that Absalom the son of David had a fair

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sister, whose name was Tamar, and Amnon
the son of David loved her.

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And Amnon was so vexed that he fell sick
for his sister Tamar, for she was a

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virgin, and Amnon thought it hard for him
to do anything to her.

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But Amnon had a friend, whose name was
Jonadab, the son of Shimea, David's

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brother.

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And Jonadab was a very subtle man,
and he said unto him, Why art thou being

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the king's son, lean from day to day,
wilt thou not tell me?

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And Amnon said unto him, I love Tamar,
my brother Absalom's sister.

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And Jonadab said unto him, Lay thee down
on thy bed, and make thyself sick.

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And when thy father cometh to see thee,
say unto him, I pray thee, let my sister

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Tamar come, and give me meat, and dress
the meat in my sight, that I may see it,

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and eat it at her hand.

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So Amnon lay down, and made himself sick.

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And when the king was come to see him,
Amnon said unto the king, I pray thee,

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let Tamar my sister come, and make me a
couple of cakes in my sight, that I may

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eat at her hand.

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Then David sent home to Tamar,
saying, Go now to thy brother Amnon's

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house, and dress him meat.

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So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's
house, and he was laid down.

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And she took flour, and kneaded it,
and made cakes in his sight, and did bake

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the cakes.

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And she took a pan, and poured them out
before him, but he refused to eat.

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And Amnon said, Have out all men from me.

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And they went out every man from him.

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And Amnon said unto Tamar, Bring the meat
into the chamber, that I may eat of thine

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hand.

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And Tamar took the cakes which she had
made, and brought them into the chamber to

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Amnon her brother.

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And when she had brought them unto him to
eat, he took hold of her, and said unto

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her, Come, lie with me, my sister.

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And she answered him, Nay, my brother,
do not force me, for no such thing ought

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to be done in Israel.

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Do not thou this folly.

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And I, whither shall I cause my shame to
go?

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And as for thee, thou shalt be as one of
the fools in Israel.

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Now therefore I pray thee, speak unto the
king, for he will not withhold me from

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thee.

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Howbeit he would not hearken unto her
voice, but, being stronger than she,

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forced her, and lay with her.

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Then Amnon hated her exceedingly,
so that the hatred wherewith he hated her

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was greater than the love wherewith he had
loved her.

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And Amnon said unto her, Arise,
begone.

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And she said unto him, There is no cause.

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This evil in sending me away is greater
than the other that thou didst unto me.

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But he would not hearken unto her.

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Then he called his servant that ministered
unto him, and said, Put now this woman out

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from me, and bolt the door after her.

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And she had a garment of diverse colors
upon her, for with such robes were the

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king's daughters that were virgins
appareled.

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Then his servant brought her out,
and bolted the door after her.

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And Tamar put ashes on her head,
and rent her garment of diverse colors

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that was on her, and laid her hand on her
head, and went on crying.

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And Absalom her brother said unto her,
Hath Amnon thy brother been with thee?

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But hold now thy peace, my sister.

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He is thy brother.

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Regard not this thing.

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So Tamar remained desolate in her brother
Absalom's house.

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But when king David heard of all these
things, he was very wroth.

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And Absalom spake unto his brother Amnon,
neither good nor bad.

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For Absalom hated Amnon, because he had
forced his sister Tamar.

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And it came to pass after two full years,
that Absalom had sheep shearers in Baal

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Hazor, which is beside Ephraim.

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And Absalom invited all the king's sons.

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And Absalom came to the king, and said,
Behold now, thy servant hath sheep

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shearers.

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Let the king I beseech thee and his
servants go with thy servant.

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And the king said to Absalom, Nay,
my son, let us not all now go,

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lest we be chargeable unto thee.

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And he pressed him, howbeit he would not
go, but blessed him.

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Then said Absalom, If not, I pray thee,
let my brother Amnon go with us.

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And the king said unto him, Why should he
go with thee?

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But Absalom pressed him, that he let Amnon
and all the king's sons go with him.

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Now Absalom had commanded his servants,
saying, Mark ye now when Amnon's heart is

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merry with wine, and when I say unto you,
smite Amnon, then kill him, fear not.

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Have not I commanded you?

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Be courageous, and be valiant.

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And the servants of Absalom did unto Amnon
as Absalom had commanded.

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Then all the king's sons arose,
and every man gat him up upon his mule,

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and fled.

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And it came to pass, while they were in
the way, that tidings came to David,

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saying, Absalom hath slain all the king's
sons, and there is not one of them left.

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Then the king arose, and tear his
garments, and lay on the earth.

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And all his servants stood by with their
clothes rent.

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And Jonadab the son of Shimea,
David's brother, answered and said,

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Let not my lord suppose that they have
slain all the young men, the king's sons.

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For Amnon only is dead.

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For by the appointment of Absalom this
hath been determined from the day that he

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forced his sister Tamar.

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Now therefore let not my lord the king
take the thing to his heart, to think that

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all the king's sons are dead.

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For Amnon only is dead.

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But Absalom fled, and the young man that
kept the watch lifted up his eyes,

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and looked, and behold, there came much
people by the way of the hillside behind

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him.

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And Jonadab said unto the king,
Behold, the king's sons come, as thy

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servant said, so it is.

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And it came to pass, as soon as he had
made an end of speaking, that behold,

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the king's sons came, and lifted up their
voice, and wept.

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And the king also, and all his servants,
wept very sore.

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But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai,
the son of Amahud, king of Geshur.

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And David mourned for his son every day.

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So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur,
and was there three years.

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And the soul of king David longed to go
forth unto Absalom, for he was comforted

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concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.