13Some time passed. Davids son Absalom had a beautiful sister whose name was Tamar; and Davids son Amnon fell in love with her. 2Amnon was so tormented that he made himself ill because of his sister Tamar, for she was a virgin and it seemed impossible to Amnon to do anything to her. 3But Amnon had a friend whose name was Jonadab, the son of Davids brother Shimeah; and Jonadab was a very crafty man. 4He said to him, O son of the king, why are you so haggard morning after morning? Will you not tell me? Amnon said to him, I love Tamar, my brother Absaloms sister. 5Jonadab said to him, Lie down on your bed, and pretend to be ill; and when your father comes to see you, say to him, Let my sister Tamar come and give me something to eat, and prepare the food in my sight, so that I may see it and eat it from her hand. 6So Amnon lay down, and pretended to be ill; and when the king came to see him, Amnon said to the king, 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 home to Tamar, saying, Go to your brother Amnons house, and prepare food for him. 8So Tamar went to her brother Amnons house, where he was lying down. She took dough, kneaded it, made cakes in his sight, and baked the cakes. 9Then she took the pan and set them* out before him, but he refused to eat. Amnon said, Send out everyone from me. So everyone went out from him. 10Then Amnon said to Tamar, Bring the food into the chamber, so that I may eat from your hand. So Tamar took the cakes she had made, and brought them into the chamber to Amnon her brother. 11But when she brought them near him to eat, he took hold of her, and said to her, Come, lie with me, my sister. 12She answered him, No, my brother, do not force me; for such a thing is not done in Israel; do not do anything so vile! 13As for me, where could I carry my shame? And as for you, you would be as one of the scoundrels in Israel. Now therefore, I beg you, speak to the king; for he will not withhold me from you. 14But he would not listen to her; and being stronger than she was, he forced her and lay with her.
15 Then Amnon was seized with a very great loathing for her; indeed, his loathing was even greater than the lust he had felt for her. Amnon said to her, Get out! 16But she said to him, No, my brother;* for this wrong in sending me away is greater than the other that you did to me. But he would not listen to her. 17He called the young man who served him and said, Put this woman out of my presence, and bolt the door after her. 18(Now she was wearing a long robe with sleeves; for this is how the virgin daughters of the king were clothed in earlier times.*) So his servant put her out, and bolted the door after her. 19But Tamar put ashes on her head, and tore the long robe that she was wearing; she put her hand on her head, and went away, crying aloud as she went.
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