10:013:014 Howbeit he would not hearken unto her voice:
but, being
stronger
than she, forced her, and lay with her.
10:013:015 Then Amnon hated her exceedingly; so that
the hatred wherewith
he
hated her was greater than the love wherewith he had
loved
her.
And Amnon said unto her, Arise, be gone.
10:013:016 And she said unto him, There is no cause:
this evil in sending
me
away is greater than the other that thou didst unto
me. But
he
would not hearken unto her.
10:013:017 Then he called his servant that ministered
unto him, and said,
Put
now this woman out from me, and bolt the door after
her.
10:013:018 And she had a garment of divers colours
upon her: for with
such
robes were the king’s daughters that were virgins
apparelled.
Then his servant brought her out, and bolted the
door
after her.
10:013:019 And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent
her garment of
divers
colours that was on her, and laid her hand on her head,
and
went on crying.
10:013:020 And Absalom her brother said unto her,
Hath Amnon thy brother
been
with thee? but hold now thy peace, my sister:
he is thy
brother;
regard not this thing. So Tamar remained desolate
in
her
brother Absalom’s house.
10:013:021 But when king David heard of all these
things, he was very
wroth.
10:013:022 And Absalom spake unto his brother Amnon
neither good nor bad:
for
Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister
Tamar.
10:013:023 And it came to pass after two full years,
that Absalom had
sheepshearers
in Baalhazor, which is beside Ephraim: and
Absalom
invited all the king’s sons.
10:013:024 And Absalom came to the king, and said,
Behold now, thy
servant
hath sheepshearers; let the king, I beseech thee, and
his
servants go with thy servant.
10:013:025 And the king said to Absalom, Nay, my son,
let us not all now
go,
lest we be chargeable unto thee. And he pressed
him:
howbeit
he would not go, but blessed him.
10:013:026 Then said Absalom, If not, I pray thee,
let my brother Amnon
go
with us. And the king said unto him, Why should
he go with
thee?
10:013:027 But Absalom pressed him, that he let Amnon
and all the king’s
sons
go with him.
10:013:028 Now Absalom had commanded his servants,
saying, Mark ye now
when
Amnon’s heart is merry with wine, and when I
say unto
you,
Smite Amnon; then kill him, fear not: have not
I
commanded
you? be courageous, and be valiant.
10:013:029 And the servants of Absalom did unto Amnon
as Absalom had
commanded.
Then all the king’s sons arose, and every man
gat
him
up upon his mule, and fled.


