Verse 19
2 Samuel 13:19
New Living Translation
19
But now Tamar tore her robe and put ashes on her head. And then, with her face in her hands, she went away crying.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/תִּקַּ֨ח תָּמָ֥ר אֵ֨פֶר֙ עַל רֹאשָׁ֔/הּ וּ/כְתֹ֧נֶת הַ/פַּסִּ֛ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָלֶ֖י/הָ קָרָ֑עָה וַ/תָּ֤שֶׂם יָדָ/הּ֙ עַל רֹאשָׁ֔/הּ וַ/תֵּ֥לֶךְ הָל֖וֹךְ וְ/זָעָֽקָה
English Translation
And Tamar took a cloak upon her head and ripped the robe of many colors that was upon her, and she placed her hand on her head and went along crying.
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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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“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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“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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19
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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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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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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