1 After some time, David’s son Amnon fell in love with Tamar, the beautiful sister of David’s son Absalom. 2 Amnon was sick with frustration over his sister Tamar, for she was a virgin, and it seemed implausible for him to do anything to her. 3 Now Amnon had a friend named Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah. Jonadab was a very shrewd man,
2 Samuel 13:1–3
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2 Samuel 13:31–33
31 Then the king stood up, tore his clothes, and lay down on the ground; and all his servants stood by with their clothes torn. 32 But 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… 33 …
2 Samuel 13:21–23
21 When King David heard all this, he was furious. 22 And Absalom never said a word to Amnon, either good or bad, because he hated Amnon for disgracing his sister Tamar. 23 Two years later, when Absalom’s sheepshearers were at Baal-hazor near Ephraim, he invited all the…
2 Samuel 13:6–8
6 So 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.” 7 Then David sent word to Tamar at the palace: “Please go to the house of…
2 Samuel 13:13–15
13 Where 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.” 14 But Amnon refused to listen to her, and being stronger, he violated her and lay with her. 15 Then Amnon hated Tamar…
2 Samuel 13:38–39
38 After Absalom had fled and gone to Geshur, he stayed there three years. 39 And King David longed to go to Absalom, for he had been consoled over Amnon’s death.
2 Samuel 3:1–3
1 Now the war between the house of Saul and the house of David was protracted. And David grew stronger and stronger, while the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker. 2 And sons were born to David in Hebron: His firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam of Jezreel; 3 his second…
1 Chronicles 3:8–10
8 Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet—nine in all. 9 These were all the sons of David, besides the sons by his concubines. And Tamar was their sister. 10 Solomon’s son was Rehoboam: Abijah was his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,
2 Samuel 13:17–19
17 Instead, he called to his attendant and said, “Throw this woman out and bolt the door behind her!” 18 So 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… 19 …
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