“And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister whose name was Tamar and Amnon the son of David loved her.”
2 Samuel 13
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1After some time, David's son Amnon fell in love with Tamar, the beautiful sister of David's son Absalom.
“And it came to pass after this. That Absalom the son of David had a fair sister. Whose name was Tamar. And Amnon the son of David loved her.”
“after this, it was so that Absalom, the son of David, had a lovely sister, whose name was Tamar. And Amnon, the son of David, loved her.”
2Amnon was sick with frustration over his sister Tamar, for she was a virgin, and it seemed implausible for him to do anything to her.
“was so distressed over his sister Tamar that he became sick, for she was a virgin. And it was improper for Amnon to do anything to her.”
“And Amnon was so vexed that he felt sick for his sister Tamar. For she was a virgin. And Amnon thought, thought, thought. Thought it hard for him to do anything to her.”
3Now Amnon had a friend named Jonadab, the son of David's brother Shimeah. Jonadab was a very shrewd man,
“But Amnon had a friend whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David's brother. Now, Jonadab was a very crafty man,”
“But Amnon had a friend whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David's brother. And Jonadab was a very subtle man.”
4so he asked Amnon, "Why are you, the son of the king, so depressed morning after morning? Won't you tell me?" Amnon replied, "I am in love with Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister."
“And he said unto him, Why art thou being the king's son, leaning from day to day? Wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said unto him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister.”
5Jonadab told him, "Lie down on your bed and pretend you are ill. When your father comes to see you, say to him, 'Please let my sister Tamar come and give me something to eat. Let her prepare it in my sight so I may watch her and eat it from her hand.'"
“So Jonadab said to him, lie down on your bed and pretend to be ill. And when your father comes to see you, say to him, Please let my sister Tamar come and give me food and prepare the food in my sight, that I may see it and eat…”
“And Jonadab said unto him, Lay thee down on thy bed, and make thyself sick. And when thy father cometh to thee, say unto him, I pray thee, let my sister Tamar come, and give me meat, and dress the meat in my sight, that I may see…”
“And Jonadab said unto him lay thee down on thy bed and make thyself sick. And when thy father comes to see thee say unto him I pray thee that my sister Tamar come and give me meat and dress the meat in my sight that I may see it…”
6So Amnon lay down and feigned illness. When the king came to see him, Amnon said, "Please let my sister Tamar come and make a couple of cakes in my sight, so that I may eat from her hand."
“Then Amnon lay down and pretended to be ill. And when the king came to see him, Amnon said to the king, please let Tamar, my sister, come and make a couple of cakes for me in my sight that I may eat from her hand.”
7Then David sent word to Tamar at the palace: "Please go to the house of Amnon your brother and prepare a meal for him."
“And David sent home to Tamar saying, now go to your brother Amnon's house and prepare food for him.”
“Then David sent home to Tamar saying. Go now to thy brother Amnon's house. And dress him meat.”
8So Tamar went to the house of her brother Amnon, who was lying down. She took some dough, kneaded it, made cakes in his sight, and baked them.
“So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house and he was lying down. Then she took flour and kneaded it, made cakes in his sight and baked the cakes.”
9Then she brought the pan and set it down before him, but he refused to eat. "Send everyone away!" said Amnon. And everyone went out.
“And she took the pan and placed them out before him. But he refused to eat. Then Amnon said, have everyone go out for me. And they all went out from him.”
10Then Amnon said to Tamar, "Bring the food into the bedroom, so that I may eat it from your hand." Tamar took the cakes she had made and went to her brother Amnon's bedroom.
“Then Amnon said to Tamar, bring the food into my bed, into the bedroom, that I may eat from your hand. You big baby. And Tamar took the cakes which she had made and brought them to Amnon, her brother, in the bedroom.”
11And when she had brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said, "Come lie with me, my sister!"
“Now, when she had brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said to her, come lie with me, my sister.”
12"No, my brother!" she cried. "Do not humiliate me, for such a thing should never be done in Israel. Do not do this disgraceful thing!
“she answered him. No, my brother, do not force me, for no such thing should be done in Israel. Do not do this disgraceful thing.”
“And she answered, No, my brother. Do not force me for no such thing ought to be done in Israel. Do not thou this folly.”
13Where could I ever take my shame? And you would be like one of the fools in Israel! Please speak to the king, for he will not withhold me from you."
“And I, where could I take my shame? And as for you, you would be like one of the fools in Israel. Now, therefore, please speak to the king, for he will not withhold me from you.”
“And I, where shall I cause my shame to go? And as for thee, thou shalt be as one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore I pray thee, speak unto the king for he will not withhold me from thee.”
14But Amnon refused to listen to her, and being stronger, he violated her and lay with her.
“However, he would not heed her voice. And being stronger than she, he forced her and lay with her.”
“howbeit he would not hearken unto her voice, but being stronger than she, forced her and lay with her.”
“Howbeit he would not hearken unto her voice, but being stronger than she, Forced her and lay with her.”
“he would not hearken unto her voice, but being stronger than she, forced her and lay with her.”
15Then Amnon hated Tamar with such intensity that his hatred was greater than the love he previously had. "Get up!" he said to her. "Be gone!"
“Then Amnon hated her exceedingly so that the hatred with which he hated her was greater than the love with which he had loved her. And Amnon said to her, arise, be gone.”
“then Amnon hated her exceedingly, so that the hatred wherewith he hated her was greater than the love wherewith he had loved her. And Amnon said unto her, arise and be gone.”
“Then Amnon hated her exceedingly, so that the hatred wherewith he loved her was greater than the love wherewith he had loved her. And Amnon said unto her, arise, be gone,”
16"No," she replied, "sending me away is worse than this great wrong you have already done to me!" But he refused to listen to her.
“she said to him, no, indeed, this evil of sending me away is worse than the other that you did to me. But he would not listen to her.”
17Instead, he called to his attendant and said, "Throw this woman out and bolt the door behind her!"
“Then he called his servant who attended him and he said, here, put this woman out away from me and bolt the door behind her.”
18So Amnon's attendant threw her out and bolted the door behind her. Now Tamar was wearing a robe of many colors, because this is what the king's virgin daughters wore.
“Now, she had on a robe of many colors for the king's virgin daughters wore such apparel and his servant put her out and bolted the door behind her.”
19And Tamar put ashes on her head and tore her robe. And putting her hand on her head, she went away crying bitterly.
“And Tamar put ashes on her head and rent her garment of divers' colors that was on her and laid her hand on her head and went on crying.”
“Tamar put ashes on her head. And tore her robe of many colors that was on her. And she laid her hand on her head and went away crying bitterly.”
20Her brother Absalom said to her, "Has your brother Amnon been with you? Be quiet for now, my sister. He is your brother. Do not take this thing to heart." So Tamar lived as a desolate woman in the house of her brother Absalom.
“Absalom, her brother, said to her, has Amnon, your brother, been with you? But now hold your peace, my sister. He is your brother. Do not take this thing to heart. So Tamar remained desolate in her brother Absalom's house.”
21When King David heard all this, he was furious.
“when King David heard of all these things, he was very angry.”
“But when King David heard of all these things. He was very wroth.”
“Now, when King David heard of all these matters, he was very angry.”
22And Absalom never said a word to Amnon, either good or bad, because he hated Amnon for disgracing his sister Tamar.
“But Absalom did not speak to Amnon, neither good or bad, for Absalom hated Amnon because he had violated his sister Tamar.”
“Absalom spoke to his brother Amnon, neither good nor bad. For Absalom hated Amnon because he had forced his sister”
“Absalom spake. Unto his brother Amnon. Neither good nor bad. But Absalom hated Amnon. Because he had forced his sister Tamar.”
23Two years later, when Absalom's sheepshearers were at Baal-hazor near Ephraim, he invited all the sons of the king.
“And it came to pass after two full years that Absalom had sheep shears in Baal Harazor, which is near Ephraim. So Absalom invited all the king's sons.”
24And he went to the king and said, "Your servant has just hired shearers. Will the king and his servants please come with me?"
“Then Absalom came to the king and said, kindly note, your servant has sheep shears. Please let the king and his servants go with your servant.”
“And Absalom came to the king and said. Behold now thy servant has sheep shears. Let the king I beseech thee. And his servants go with thy servant.”
25"No, my son," the king replied, "we should not all go, or we would be a burden to you." Although Absalom urged him, he was not willing to go, but gave him his blessing.
“But the king said to Absalom, no, my son, let us all not go now, lest we be a burden to you. Then he urged him, but he would not go and he blessed him.”
26"If not," said Absalom, "please let my brother Amnon go with us." "Why should he go with you?" the king asked.
“Then Absalom said, if not, please let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said to him, why should he go with you?”
27But Absalom urged him, so the king sent Amnon and the rest of his sons.
“But Absalom urged him, so he let Amnon and all the king's son go with him.”
28Now Absalom had ordered his young men, "Watch Amnon until his heart is merry with wine, and when I order you to strike Amnon down, you are to kill him. Do not be afraid. Have I not commanded you? Be courageous and valiant!"
“Now Absalom had commanded his servants saying, watch now when Amnon's heart is married with wine. And when I say to you, strike Amnon and kill him. Do not be afraid. Have I not commanded you? Be courageous and valiant.”
29So Absalom's young men did to Amnon just as Absalom had ordered. Then all the other sons of the king got up, and each one fled on his mule.
“So the servants of Absalom did to Amnon as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king's son arose and each one of them got on his mule and fled.”
30While they were on the way, a report reached David: "Absalom has struck down all the sons of the king; not one of them is left!"
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31Then the king stood up, tore his clothes, and lay down on the ground; and all his servants stood by with their clothes torn.
“So the king arose and tore his garments and lay on the ground, and all of his servants stood by with their clothes torn.”
32But Jonadab, the son of David's brother Shimeah, spoke up: "My lord must not think they have killed all the sons of the king, for only Amnon is dead. In fact, Absalom has planned this since the day Amnon violated his sister Tamar.
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33So now, my lord the king, do not take to heart the report that all the sons of the king are dead. Only Amnon is dead."
“Now therefore, let not my lord, the king, take this thing to heart, to think that all the king's sons are dead, for only Amnon is dead.”
34Meanwhile, Absalom had fled. When the young man standing watch looked up, he saw many people coming down the road west of him, along the side of the hill. And the watchman went and reported to the king, "I see men coming from the direction of Horonaim, along the side of the hill."
“Then Absalom fled, and all the young men, and the young man who was keeping watch, lifted his eyes and looked, and there many people were coming from the road on the hillside behind him.”
35So Jonadab said to the king, "Look, the sons of the king have arrived! It is just as your servant said."
“And Jonadab said to the king, Look, the king's son are coming, as your servant said. So it is.”
36And as he finished speaking, the sons of the king came in, wailing loudly. Then the king and all his servants also wept very bitterly.
“So it was, as soon as he had finished speaking, that the king's son indeed came. They lifted up their voice and wept, and the king and all his servants wept very bitterly.”
37Now Absalom fled and went to Talmai son of Ammihud, the king of Geshur. But David mourned for his son every day.
“But Absalom fled and went to Talamai, the son of Amminahud, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day.”
38After Absalom had fled and gone to Geshur, he stayed there three years.
“So Absalom fled and went to Geshur and was there three years.”
39And King David longed to go to Absalom, for he had been consoled over Amnon's death.
“And King David longed to go to Absalom, for he had been comforted concerning Amnon because he was dead.”