These words, which I am ordering you today, are to be on your heart; and you are to teach them carefully to your children. You are to talk about them when you sit at home, when you are traveling on the road, when you lie down and when you get up. (Deuteronomy 6:6-7)
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King James Version (1769 Pure Cambridge Edition) and JPS Tanakh (1917).
Both texts are in the public domain. Some original names have been restored
2 Samuel 13
Tanakh 39 verses
- 1 And it came to pass after this, that the son of had a fair sister, whose was Tamar; and Amnon the son of loved her.
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And Amnon was so distressed that he fell sick because of his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and it seemed hard to Amnon to do any thing unto her.
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- 3 But Amnon had a friend, whose was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David’s brother; and Jonadab was a very subtle man.
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And he said unto him: ‘Why, O son of the , art thou thus becoming leaner from day to day? wilt thou not tell me?’ And Amnon said unto him: ‘I Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.’
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And Jonadab said unto him: ‘Lay thee down on thy bed, and feign thyself sick; and when thy father cometh to see thee, say unto him: Let my sister Tamar come, I pray thee, and give me bread to eat, and dress the food in my sight, that I may see it, and eat it at her hand.’
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So Amnon lay down, and feigned himself sick; and when the was come to see him, Amnon said unto the : ‘Let my sister Tamar come, I pray thee, and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat at her hand.’
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- 7 Then sent home to Tamar, saying: ‘Go now to thy brother Amnon’s house, and dress him food.’
- 8 So Tamar went to her brother Amnon’s house; and he was lying down. And she took dough, and kneaded it, and made cakes in his sight, and did bake the cakes.
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And she took the pan, and poured them out before him; but he refused to eat. And Amnon said: ‘Have out all men from me.’ And they went out every man from him.
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- 10 And Amnon said unto Tamar: ‘Bring the food into the chamber, that I may eat of thy hand.’ And Tamar took the cakes which she had made, and brought them into the chamber to Amnon her brother.
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And when she had brought them near unto him to eat, he took hold of her, and said unto her: ‘Come lie with me, my sister.’
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- 12 And she answered him: ‘Nay, my brother, do not force me; for no such thing ought to be done in ; do not thou this wanton deed.
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And I, whither shall I carry my shame? and as for thee, thou wilt be as one of the base men in . Now therefore, I pray thee, speak unto the ; for he will not withhold me from thee.’
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Howbeit he would not hearken unto her voice; but being stronger than she, he forced her, and lay with her.
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Then Amnon hated her with exceeding great hatred; for the hatred wherewith he hated her was greater than the wherewith he had loved her. And Amnon said unto her: ‘Arise, be gone.’
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- 16 And she said unto him: ‘Not so, because this great wrong in putting me forth is worse than the other that thou didst unto me.’ But he would not hearken unto her.
- 17 Then he called his that ministered unto him, and said: ‘Put now this woman out from me, and bolt the door after her.’—
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Now she had a garment of many colours upon her; for with such robes were the king’s daughters that were virgins apparelled.—And his brought her out, and bolted the door after her.
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And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of many colours that was on her; and she laid her hand on her head, and went her way, crying aloud as she went.
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And her brother said unto her: ‘Hath Amnon thy brother been with thee? but now hold thy , my sister: he is thy brother; take not this thing to .’ So Tamar remained desolate in her brother, Absalom’s house.
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But when heard of all these things, he was very wroth.
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- 22 And spoke unto Amnon neither good nor bad; for hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar.
- 23 And it came to pass after two full years, that had sheep-shearers in Baal-hazor, which is beside ; and invited all the king’s sons.
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And came to the , and said: ‘Behold now, thy hath sheep-shearers; let the , I pray thee, and his servants go with thy .’
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And the said to : ‘Nay, my son, let us not all go, lest we be burdensome unto thee.’ And he pressed him; howbeit he would not go, but blessed him.
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Then said : ‘If not, I pray thee, let my brother Amnon go with us.’ And the said unto him: ‘Why should he go with thee?’
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But pressed him, and he let Amnon and all the king’s sons go with him.
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And commanded his servants, saying: ‘Mark ye now, when Amnon’s is merry with wine; and when I say unto you: Smite Amnon, then kill him, not; have not I commanded you? be courageous, and be valiant.’
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Judges 19:6 Judges 19:9 Judges 19:22 1 Samuel 25:36-38 Ruth 3:7 Acts 5:29 2 Samuel 11:13 1 Samuel 28:13 1 Samuel 28:10 Numbers 22:16-17 Genesis 19:32-35 Ecclesiastes 10:19 Daniel 5:2-6 Nahum 1:10 Esther 1:10 Joshua 1:9 Exodus 1:16-17 Daniel 5:30 Genesis 9:21 1 Samuel 22:17-18 1 Kings 20:16 2 Samuel 11:15 Luke 21:34 Psalm 104:15 Ecclesiastes 9:7 - 29 And the servants of did unto Amnon as had commanded. Then all the king’s sons arose, and every man got him up upon his mule, and fled.
- 30 And it came to pass, while they were in the way, that the tidings came to , saying: ‘ hath slain all the king’s sons, and there is not one of them left.’
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Then the arose, and rent his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their clothes rent.
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And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David’s brother, answered and said: ‘Let not my lord suppose that they have killed all the young men the king’s sons; for Amnon only is dead; for by the appointment of this hath been determined from the day that he forced his sister Tamar.
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Now therefore let not my lord the take the thing to his , to think that all the king’s sons are dead; for Amnon only is dead.’
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But fled. And the young man that kept the watch lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came much people in a roundabout way by the hill-side.
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- 35 And Jonadab said unto the : ‘Behold, the king’s sons are come; as thy said, so it is.’
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And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of speaking, that, behold, the king’s sons came, and lifted up their voice, and wept; and the also and all his servants wept very sore.
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But fled, and went to Talmai the son of Ammihud, of Geshur. And [] mourned for his son every day.
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So fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years.
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- 39 And the of failed with longing for ; for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.