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@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ The Rape of Tamar
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4. One day Jonadab said to Amnon, "What's the trouble? Why should the son of a king look so dejected morning after morning?"
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So Amnon told him, "I am in love with Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister."
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5. "Well," Jonadab said, "I'll tell you what to do. Go back to bed and pretend you are ill. When your father comes to see you, ask him to let Tamar come and prepare some food for you. Tell him you'll feel better if she prepares it as you watch and feeds you with her own hands."
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6. So Amnon lay down and pretended to be sick. And when the king came to see him, Amnon asked him, "Please let my sister Tamar come and cook my favorite dish as I watch. Then I can eat it from her own hands."
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@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ So Amnon told him, "I am in love with Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister."
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16. "No, no!" Tamar cried. "Sending me away now is worse than what you've already done to me."
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But Amnon wouldn't listen to her.
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17. He shouted for his servant and demanded, "Throw this woman out, and lock the door behind her!"
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18. So the servant put her out and locked the door behind her. She was wearing a long, beautiful robe, as was the custom in those days for the king's virgin daughters.
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20. Her brother Absalom saw her and asked, "Is it true that Amnon has been with you? Well, my sister, keep quiet for now, since he's your brother. Don't you worry about it." So Tamar lived as a desolate woman in her brother Absalom's house.
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21. When King David heard what had happened, he was very angry.
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22. And though Absalom never spoke to Amnon about this, he hated Amnon deeply because of what he had done to his sister.Absalom's Revenge on Amnon
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22. And though Absalom never spoke to Amnon about this, he hated Amnon deeply because of what he had done to his sister.
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Absalom's Revenge on Amnon
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23. Two years later, when Absalom's sheep were being sheared at Baal-hazor near Ephraim, Absalom invited all the king's sons to come to a feast.
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24. He went to the king and said, "My sheep-shearers are now at work. Would the king and his servants please come to celebrate the occasion with me?"
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26. "Well, then," Absalom said, "if you can't come, how about sending my brother Amnon with us?"
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"Why Amnon?" the king asked.
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27. But Absalom kept on pressing the king until he finally agreed to let all his sons attend, including Amnon. So Absalom prepared a feast fit for a king.
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28. Absalom told his men, "Wait until Amnon gets drunk; then at my signal, kill him! Don't be afraid. I'm the one who has given the command. Take courage and do it!"
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36. They soon arrived, weeping and sobbing, and the king and all his servants wept bitterly with them.
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37. And David mourned many days for his son Amnon.
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Absalom fled to his grandfather, Talmai son of Ammihud, the king of Geshur.
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38. He stayed there in Geshur for three years.
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39. And King David, now reconciled to Amnon's death, longed to be reunited with his son Absalom.
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