Verse 1
2 Samuel 13:1
Darby Translation
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And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David having a beautiful sister, whose name was Tamar, Amnon the son of David loved her.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יְהִ֣י אַֽחֲרֵי כֵ֗ן וּ/לְ/אַבְשָׁל֧וֹם בֶּן דָּוִ֛ד אָח֥וֹת יָפָ֖ה וּ/שְׁמָ֣/הּ תָּמָ֑ר וַ/יֶּאֱהָבֶ֖/הָ אַמְנ֥וֹן בֶּן דָּוִֽד
English Translation
And it happened after that, that Absalom, the son of David, had a beautiful sister whose name was Tamar, and Amnon, the son of David, loved her.
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Chapter 13 Context
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And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David having a beautiful sister, whose name...
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And Amnon was so vexed, that he fell sick for his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and it seemed...
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And Amnon had a friend whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother; and Jonadab was a...
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And he said to him, Why dost thou, the king's son, get thinner from morning to morning? Wilt thou no...
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And Jonadab said to him, Lay thee down on thy bed and feign thyself sick; and when thy father comes...
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So Amnon lay down and feigned himself sick; and the king came to see him, and Amnon said to the king...
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And David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go, I pray thee, to thy brother Amnon's house, and dress him f...
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And Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house; and he had lain down. And she took flour and kneaded it...
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And she took the pan, and poured them out before him; but he refused to eat. And Amnon said, Put eve...
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And Amnon said to Tamar, Bring the dish into the chamber, that I may eat of thy hand. And Tamar took...
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And she presented them to him to eat; and he took hold of her, and said to her, Come, lie with me, m...
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And she said to him, No, my brother, do not humble me; for no such thing is done in Israel: do not t...
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And I, whither shall I carry my reproach? and thou wouldest be as one of the infamous in Israel. And...
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But he would not hearken to her voice, and was stronger than she, and humbled her and lay with her.
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And Amnon hated her with an exceeding great hatred, for the hatred with which he hated her was great...
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And she said to him, There is no cause for this evil in sending me away, [which] is greater than the...
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Then he called his young man that attended upon him, and said, Put now this [woman] out from me, and...
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Now she had a vest of many colours upon her; for so were the king's daughters that were virgins appa...
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And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her vest of many colours which was on her, and laid her ha...
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And Absalom her brother said to her, Has Amnon thy brother been with thee? and now, my sister, be st...
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And king David heard of all these things, and he was very angry.
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And Absalom spoke to Amnon neither good nor bad; for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had humbled his...
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And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had sheepshearers in Baal-Hazor, which is bes...
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And Absalom came to the king, and said, Behold, now, thy servant has sheepshearers; let the king, I...
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And the king said to Absalom, No, my son, let us not all go, lest we be burdensome to thee. And he u...
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And Absalom said, If not, I pray thee, let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said to him, Wh...
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But Absalom pressed him; and he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him.
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And Absalom commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now when Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and w...
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And the servants of Absalom did to Amnon as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king's sons arose, a...
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And it came to pass, while they were in the way, that tidings came to David, saying, Absalom has smi...
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Then the king arose, and rent his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with...
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And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother, answered and said, Let not my lord suppose that the...
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And now let not my lord the king take the thing to heart, to say, All the king's sons are dead; for...
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And Absalom fled. And the young man that watched lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, there ca...
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And Jonadab said to the king, Behold, the king's sons come: as thy servant said, so it is.
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And as soon as he had ended speaking, behold, the king's sons came, and lifted up their voice and we...
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And Absalom fled, and went to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And [David] mourned for hi...
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Now Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years.
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And king David longed to go forth to Absalom; for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was d...
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