1After some time, David’s son Amnon fell in…
2Amnon was sick with frustration over his sister…
3Now Amnon had a friend named Jonadab, the…
4and he asked Amnon, “Why are you, the…
5Jonadab told him, “Lie down on your bed…
6So Amnon lay down and feigned illness. When…
7Then David sent word to Tamar at the…
8So Tamar went to the house of her…
9Then she brought the pan and set it…
10Then Amnon said to Tamar, “Bring the food…
11And when she had brought them to him…
12“No, my brother!” she cried. “Do not violate…
13Where could I ever take my shame? And…
14But Amnon refused to listen to her, and…
15Then Amnon hated Tamar with such intensity that…
16“No,” she replied, “sending me away is worse…
17Instead, he called to his attendant and said,…
18So Amnon’s attendant threw her out and bolted…
19And Tamar put ashes on her head and…
20Her brother Absalom said to her, “Has your…
21When King David heard all this, he was…
22And Absalom never said a word to Amnon,…
23Two years later, when Absalom’s sheepshearers were at…
24And he went to the king and said,…
25“No, my son,” the king replied, “we should…
26“If not,” said Absalom, “please let my brother…
27But Absalom urged him, so the king sent…
28Now Absalom had ordered his young men, “Watch…
29So Absalom’s young men did to Amnon just…
30While they were on the way, a report…
31Then the king stood up, tore his clothes,…
32But Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah,…
33So now, my lord the king, do not…
34Meanwhile, Absalom had fled. When the young man…
35So Jonadab said to the king, “Look, the…
36And as he finished speaking, the sons of…
37Now Absalom fled and went to Talmai son…
38After Absalom had fled and gone to Geshur,…
39And King David longed to go to Absalom,…
