Verse 12
2 Samuel 13:12
New Living Translation
12
“No, my brother!” she cried. “Don’t be foolish! Don’t do this to me! Such wicked things aren’t done in Israel.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/תֹּ֣אמֶר ל֗/וֹ אַל אָחִ/י֙ אַל תְּעַנֵּ֔/נִי כִּ֛י לֹא יֵֽעָשֶׂ֥ה כֵ֖ן בְּ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אַֽל תַּעֲשֵׂ֖ה אֶת הַ/נְּבָלָ֥ה הַ/זֹּֽאת
English Translation
And she said to him, "Do not, my brother, do not deny me, for it should not be done in Israel; do not do this disgraceful thing."
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Chapter 13 Context
1
Now David’s son Absalom had a beautiful sister named Tamar. And Amnon, her half brother, fell desper...
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Amnon became so obsessed with Tamar that he became ill. She was a virgin, and Amnon thought he could...
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But Amnon had a very crafty friend — his cousin Jonadab. He was the son of David’s brother Shimea.
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One day Jonadab said to Amnon, “What’s the trouble? Why should the son of a king look so dejected mo...
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“Well,” Jonadab said, “I’ll tell you what to do. Go back to bed and pretend you are ill. When your f...
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So Amnon lay down and pretended to be sick. And when the king came to see him, Amnon asked him, “Ple...
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So David agreed and sent Tamar to Amnon’s house to prepare some food for him.
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When Tamar arrived at Amnon’s house, she went to the place where he was lying down so he could watch...
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But when she set the serving tray before him, he refused to eat. “Everyone get out of here,” Amnon t...
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Then he said to Tamar, “Now bring the food into my bedroom and feed it to me here.” So Tamar took hi...
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But as she was feeding him, he grabbed her and demanded, “Come to bed with me, my darling sister.”
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12
“No, my brother!” she cried. “Don’t be foolish! Don’t do this to me! Such wicked things aren’t done...
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Where could I go in my shame? And you would be called one of the greatest fools in Israel. Please, j...
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But Amnon wouldn’t listen to her, and since he was stronger than she was, he raped her.
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Then suddenly Amnon’s love turned to hate, and he hated her even more than he had loved her. “Get ou...
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16
“No, no!” Tamar cried. “Sending me away now is worse than what you’ve already done to me.” But Amnon...
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He shouted for his servant and demanded, “Throw this woman out, and lock the door behind her!”
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So the servant put her out and locked the door behind her. She was wearing a long, beautiful robe, a...
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But now Tamar tore her robe and put ashes on her head. And then, with her face in her hands, she wen...
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Her brother Absalom saw her and asked, “Is it true that Amnon has been with you? Well, my sister, ke...
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When King David heard what had happened, he was very angry.
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And though Absalom never spoke to Amnon about this, he hated Amnon deeply because of what he had don...
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23
Two years later, when Absalom’s sheep were being sheared at Baal-hazor near Ephraim, Absalom invited...
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He went to the king and said, “My sheep-shearers are now at work. Would the king and his servants pl...
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The king replied, “No, my son. If we all came, we would be too much of a burden on you.” Absalom pre...
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“Well, then,” Absalom said, “if you can’t come, how about sending my brother Amnon with us?” “Why Am...
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But Absalom kept on pressing the king until he finally agreed to let all his sons attend, including...
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Absalom told his men, “Wait until Amnon gets drunk; then at my signal, kill him! Don’t be afraid. I’...
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So at Absalom’s signal they murdered Amnon. Then the other sons of the king jumped on their mules an...
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30
As they were on the way back to Jerusalem, this report reached David: “Absalom has killed all the ki...
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The king got up, tore his robe, and threw himself on the ground. His advisers also tore their clothe...
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But just then Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimea, arrived and said, “No, don’t believe that...
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No, my lord the king, your sons aren’t all dead! It was only Amnon.”
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Meanwhile Absalom escaped. Then the watchman on the Jerusalem wall saw a great crowd coming down the...
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“Look!” Jonadab told the king. “There they are now! The king’s sons are coming, just as I said.”
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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. Absalom fled to his grandfather, Talmai son of Ammihu...
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He stayed there in Geshur for three years.
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And King David, now reconciled to Amnon’s death, longed to be reunited with his son Absalom.
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