13:1 And it came to pass after 310 this, that Absalom 53 the son 1121 of David 1732 had a fair 3303 sister 269, whose name 8034 [was] Tamar 8559; and Amnon 550 the son 1121 of David 1732 loved 157 8799 her.

13:2 And Amnon 550 was so vexed 3334 8799, that he fell sick 2470 8692 for his sister 269 Tamar 8559; for she [was] a virgin 1330; and Amnon 550 thought 5869 it hard 6381 8735 for him to do 6213 8800 any thing 3972 to her.(Amnon thought…: Heb. it was marvellous, or, hidden in the eyes of Amnon)

13:3 But Amnon 550 had a friend 7453, whose name 8034 [was] Jonadab 3122, the son 1121 of Shimeah 8093 David's 1732 brother 251: and Jonadab 3122 [was] a very 3966 subtil 2450 man 376.

13:4 And he said 559 8799 unto him, Why [art] thou, [being] the king's 4428 son 1121, lean 1800 from day 1242 to day 1242? wilt thou not tell 5046 8686 me? And Amnon 550 said 559 8799 unto him, I love 157 8802 Tamar 8559, my brother 251 Absalom's 53 sister 269.(lean: Heb. thin)(from day…: Heb. morning by morning)

13:5 And Jonadab 3082 said 559 8799 unto him, Lay thee down 7901 8798 on thy bed 4904, and make thyself sick 2470 8690: and when thy father 1 cometh 935 8804 to see 7200 8800 thee, say 559 8804 unto him, I pray thee, let my sister 269 Tamar 8559 come 935 8799, and give 1262 8686 me meat 3899, and dress 6213 8804 the meat 1279 in my sight 5869, that I may see 7200 8799 [it], and eat 398 8804 [it] at her hand 3027.

13:6 So Amnon 550 lay down 7901 8799, and made himself sick 2470 8691: and when the king 4428 was come 935 8799 to see 7200 8800 him, Amnon 550 said 559 8799 unto the king 4428, I pray thee, let Tamar 8559 my sister 269 come 935 8799, and make 3823 8762 me a couple 8147 of cakes 3834 in my sight 5869, that I may eat 1262 8799 at her hand 3027.

13:7 Then David 1732 sent 7971 8799 home 1004 to Tamar 8559, saying 559 8800, Go 3212 8798 now to thy brother 251 Amnon's 550 house 1004, and dress 6213 8798 him meat 1279.

13:8 So Tamar 8559 went 3212 8799 to her brother 251 Amnon's 550 house 1004; and he was laid down 7901 8802. And she took 3947 8799 flour 1217, and kneaded 3888 8799 [it], and made cakes 3823 8762 in his sight 5869, and did bake 1310 8762 the cakes 3834.(flour: or, paste)

13:9 And she took 3947 8799 a pan 4958, and poured [them] out 3332 8799 before 6440 him; but he refused 3985 8762 to eat 398 8800. And Amnon 550 said 559 8799, Have out 3318 8685 all men 376 from me. And they went out 3318 8799 every man 376 from him.

13:10 And Amnon 550 said 559 8799 unto Tamar 8559, Bring 935 8685 the meat 1279 into the chamber 2315, that I may eat 1262 8799 of thine hand 3027. And Tamar 8559 took 3947 8799 the cakes 3834 which she had made 6213 8804, and brought 935 8686 [them] into the chamber 2315 to Amnon 550 her brother 251.

13:11 And when she had brought 5066 8686 [them] unto him to eat 398 8800, he took hold 2388 8686 of her, and said 559 8799 unto her, Come 935 8798 lie 7901 8798 with me, my sister 269.

13:12 And she answered 559 8799 him, Nay, my brother 251, do not force 6031 8762 me; for no such thing ought 3651 to be done 6213 8735 in Israel 3478: do 6213 8799 not thou this folly 5039.(force…: Heb. humble me)(no such…: Heb. it ought not so to be done)

13:13 And I, whither shall I cause my shame 2781 to go 3212 8686? and as for thee, thou shalt be as one 259 of the fools 5036 in Israel 3478. Now therefore, I pray thee, speak 1696 8761 unto the king 4428; for he will not withhold 4513 8799 me from thee.

13:14 Howbeit he would 14 8804 not hearken 8085 8800 unto her voice 6963: but, being stronger 2388 8799 than she, forced 6031 8762 her, and lay 7901 8799 with her.

13:15 Then Amnon 550 hated 8130 8799 her exceedingly 3966 1419; so that the hatred 8135 wherewith he hated 8130 8804 her [was] greater 1419 than the love 160 wherewith he had loved 157 8804 her. And Amnon 550 said 559 8799 unto her, Arise 6965 8798, be gone 3212 8798.(exceedingly: Heb. with great hatred greatly)

13:16 And she said 559 8799 unto him, [There is] no cause 182: this evil 7451 in sending me away 7971 8763 [is] greater 1419 than the other 312 that thou didst 6213 8804 unto me. But he would 14 8804 not hearken 8085 8800 unto her.

13:17 Then he called 7121 8799 his servant 5288 that ministered 8334 8764 unto him, and said 559 8799, Put 7971 8798 now this [woman] out 2351 from me, and bolt 5274 8798 the door 1817 after 310 her.

13:18 And [she had] a garment 3801 of divers colours 6446 upon her: for with such robes 4598 were the king's 4428 daughters 1323 [that were] virgins 1330 apparelled 3847 8799. Then his servant 8334 8764 brought 3318 8686 her out 2351, and bolted 5274 8804 the door 1817 after 310 her.

13:19 And Tamar 8559 put 3947 8799 ashes 665 on her head 7218, and rent 7167 8804 her garment 3801 of divers colours 6446 that [was] on her, and laid 7760 8799 her hand 3027 on her head 7218, and went 3212 8799 on 1980 8800 crying 2199 8804.

13:20 And Absalom 53 her brother 251 said 559 8799 unto her, Hath Amnon 550 thy brother 251 been with thee? but hold now thy peace 2790 8685, my sister 269: he [is] thy brother 251; regard 7896 8799 3820 not this thing 1697. So Tamar 8559 remained 3427 8799 desolate 8074 8802 in her brother 251 Absalom's 53 house 1004.(Amnon: Heb. Aminon)(regard…: Heb. set not thy heart)(desolate: Heb. and desolate)

13:21 But when king 4428 David 1732 heard 8085 8804 of all these things 1697, he was very 3966 wroth 2734 8799.

13:22 And Absalom 53 spake 1696 8765 unto his brother Amnon 550 neither good 2896 nor bad 7451: for Absalom 53 hated 8130 8804 Amnon 550, because 1697 he had forced 6031 8765 his sister 269 Tamar 8559.

13:23 And it came to pass after two full 3117 years 8141, that Absalom 53 had sheepshearers 1494 8802 in Baalhazor 1178, which [is] beside Ephraim 669: and Absalom 53 invited 7121 8799 all the king's 4428 sons 1121.

13:24 And Absalom 53 came 935 8799 to the king 4428, and said 559 8799, Behold now, thy servant 5650 hath sheepshearers 1494 8802; let 3212 0 the king 4428, I beseech thee, and his servants 5650 go 3212 8799 with thy servant 5650.

13:25 And the king 4428 said 559 8799 to Absalom 53, Nay, my son 1121, let us not all now go 3212 8799, lest we be chargeable 3513 8799 unto thee. And he pressed 6555 8799 him: howbeit he would 14 8804 not go 3212 8800, but blessed 1288 8762 him.

13:26 Then said 559 8799 Absalom 53, If not, I pray thee, let my brother 251 Amnon 550 go 3212 8799 with us. And the king 4428 said 559 8799 unto him, Why should he go 3212 8799 with thee?

13:27 But Absalom 53 pressed 6555 8799 him, that he let Amnon 550 and all the king's 4428 sons 1121 go 7971 8799 with him.

13:28 Now Absalom 53 had commanded 6680 8762 his servants 5288, saying 559 8800, Mark 7200 8798 ye now when Amnon's 550 heart 3820 is merry 2896 with wine 3196, and when I say 559 8804 unto you, Smite 5221 8685 Amnon 550; then kill 4191 8689 him, fear 3372 8799 not: have not I commanded 6680 8765 you? be courageous 2388 8798, and be valiant 1121 2428.(have…: or, will you not, since I have commanded you?)(valiant: Heb. sons of valour)

13:29 And the servants 5288 of Absalom 53 did 6213 8799 unto Amnon 550 as Absalom 53 had commanded 6680 8765. Then all the king's 4428 sons 1121 arose 6965 8799, and every man 376 gat him up 7392 8799 upon his mule 6505, and fled 5127 8799.(gat…: Heb. rode)

13:30 And it came to pass, while they were in the way 1870, that tidings 8052 came 935 8804 to David 1732, saying 559 8800, Absalom 53 hath slain 5221 8689 all the king's 4428 sons 1121, and there is not one 259 of them left 3498 8738.

13:31 Then the king 4428 arose 6965 8799, and tare 7167 8799 his garments 899, and lay 7901 8799 on the earth 776; and all his servants 5650 stood 5324 8737 by with their clothes 899 rent 7167 8803.

13:32 And Jonadab 3122, the son 1121 of Shimeah 8093 David's 1732 brother 251, answered 6030 8799 and said 559 8799, Let not my lord 113 suppose 559 8799 [that] they have slain 4191 8689 all the young men 5288 the king's 4428 sons 1121; for Amnon 550 only is dead 4191 8804: for by the appointment 6310 of Absalom 53 this hath been determined 7760 8803 from the day 3117 that he forced 6031 8763 his sister 269 Tamar 8559.(appointment: Heb. mouth)(determined: or, settled)

13:33 Now therefore let not my lord 113 the king 4428 take 7760 8799 the thing 1697 to his heart 3820, to think 559 8800 that all the king's 4428 sons 1121 are dead 4191 8804: for Amnon 550 only is dead 4191 8804.

13:34 But Absalom 53 fled 1272 8799. And the young man 5288 that kept the watch 6822 8802 lifted up 5375 8799 his eyes 5869, and looked 7200 8799, and, behold, there came 1980 8802 much 7227 people 5971 by the way 1870 of the hill 2022 side 6654 behind 310 him.

13:35 And Jonadab 3122 said 559 8799 unto the king 4428, Behold, the king's 4428 sons 1121 come 935 8804: as thy servant 5650 said 1697, so it is.(as thy…: Heb. according to the word of thy servant)

13:36 And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end 3615 8763 of speaking 1696 8763, that, behold, the king's 4428 sons 1121 came 935 8804, and lifted up 5375 8799 their voice 6963 and wept 1058 8799: and the king 4428 also and all his servants 5650 wept 1058 8804 very 3966 sore 1065 1419.(very…: Heb. with a great weeping greatly)

13:37 But Absalom 53 fled 1272 8804, and went 3212 8799 to Talmai 8526, the son 1121 of Ammihud 5991 8675 5989, king 4428 of Geshur 1650. And [David] mourned 56 8691 for his son 1121 every day 3117.(Ammihud: or, Ammihur)

13:38 So Absalom 53 fled 1272 8804, and went 3212 8799 to Geshur 1650, and was there three 7969 years 8141.

13:39 And [the soul of] king 4428 David 1732 longed 3615 8762 to go forth 3318 8800 unto Absalom 53: for he was comforted 5162 8738 concerning Amnon 550, seeing he was dead 4191 8804.(longed: or, was consumed)

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