1995 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

2 Samuel 13

1 Amnon loving Tamar, by Jonadab's cousel feigning himself sick, ravisheth her. 15 He hateth her, and shamefully turneth her away. 19 Absalom entertaineth her, and concealeth his purpose. 23 At the sheepshearing, among all the king's sons, he killeth Amnon. 30 David grieving at the news is comforted by Jonadab. 37 Absalom fleeth to Talmai at Geshur.

 13:1 Now it was after 310 this 3651 that Absalom 53 the son 1121 of David 1732 had a beautiful 3303 sister 269 whose name 8034 was Tamar 8559, and Amnon 550 the son 1121 of David 1732 loved 157 her.

 13:2 Amnon 550 was so frustrated 6887a because 5668 of his sister 269 Tamar 8559 that he made 2470a himself ill 2470a, for she was a virgin 1330, and it seemed 6381 hard 6381 to Amnon 550 to do 6213a anything 3972 to her.

 13:3 But Amnon 550 had a friend 7453 whose name 8034 was Jonadab 3082, the son 1121 of Shimeah 8093, David’s 1732 brother 251; and Jonadab 3082 was a very 3966 shrewd 2450 man 376.

 13:4 He said 559 to him, “O son 1121 of the king 4428, why 4069 are you so 3602 depressed 1800b morning 1242 after morning 1242? Will you not tell 5046 me?” Then Amnon 550 said 559 to him, “I am in love 157 with Tamar 8559, the sister 269 of my brother 251 Absalom 53.”

 13:5 Jonadab 3082 then said 559 to him, “Lie 7901 down 7901 on your bed 4904 and pretend 2470a to be ill 2470a; when your father 1 comes 935 to see 7200 you, say 559 to him, ‘Please 4994 let my sister 269 Tamar 8559 come 935 and give me [some] food 3899 to eat 1262, and let her prepare 6213a the food 1279 in my sight 5869, that I may see 7200 [it] and eat 398 from her hand 3027.’”

 13:6 So Amnon 550 lay 7901 down 7901 and pretended 2470a to be ill 2470a; when the king 4428 came 935 to see 7200 him, Amnon 550 said 559 to the king 4428, “Please 4994 let my sister 269 Tamar 8559 come 935 and make 3823b me a couple 8147 of cakes 3834 in my sight 5869, that I may eat 1262 from her hand 3027.”

 13:7 ¶ Then David 1732 sent 7971 to the house 1004 for Tamar 8559, saying 559, “Go 1980 now 4994 to your brother 251 Amnon’s 550 house 1004, and prepare 6213a food 1279 for him.”

 13:8 So Tamar 8559 went 1980 to her brother 251 Amnon’s 550 house 1004, and he was lying 7901 down 7901. And she took 3947 dough 1217, kneaded 3888 [it], made 3823b cakes 3823b in his sight 5869, and baked 1310 the cakes 3834.

 13:9 She took 3947 the pan 4958 and dished 3332 [them] out before 6440 him, but he refused 3985 to eat 398. And Amnon 550 said 559, “Have everyone 3605 376 go 3318 out from me.” So everyone 3605 376 went 3318 out from him.

 13:10 Then Amnon 550 said 559 to Tamar 8559, “Bring 935 the food 1279 into the bedroom 2315, that I may eat 1262 from your hand 3027.” So Tamar 8559 took 3947 the cakes 3834 which 834 she had made 6213a and brought 935 them into the bedroom 2315 to her brother 251 Amnon 550.

 13:11 When she brought 5066 [them] to him to eat 398, he took 2388 hold 2388 of her and said 559 to her, “Come 935, lie 7901 with me, my sister 269.”

 13:12 But she answered 559 him, “No 408, my brother 251, do not violate 6031a me, for such 3651 a thing 3651 is not done 6213a in Israel 3478; do not do 6213a this 2088 disgraceful 5039 thing 5039!

 13:13 “As for me, where 575 could I get 1980 rid 1980 of my reproach 2781? And as for you, you will be like one 259 of the fools 5036 in Israel 3478. Now 6258 therefore, please 4994 speak 1696 to the king 4428, for he will not withhold 4513 me from you.”

 13:14 However, he would 14 not listen 8085 to her; since he was stronger 2388 than 4480 she, he violated 6031a her and lay 7901 with her.

 13:15 ¶ Then Amnon 550 hated 8130 her with a very 3966 great 1419 hatred 8135; for the hatred 8135 with which 834 he hated 8130 her was greater 1419 than 4480 the love 160 with which 834 he had loved 157 her. And Amnon 550 said 559 to her, “Get 6965 up, go 1980 away!”

 13:16 But she said 559 to him, “No 408, because 182 this 2088 wrong 7463a in sending 7971 me away 7971 is greater 1419 than 4480 the other 312 that you have done 6213a to me!” Yet he would 14 not listen 8085 to her.

 13:17 Then he called 7121 his young 5288 man 5288 who attended 8334 him and said 559, “Now 4994 throw 7971 this 2088 woman 2088 out of my [presence], and lock 5274a the door 1817 behind 310 her.”

 13:18 Now she had on a long-sleeved 6446 garment 3801; for in this 3651 manner 3651 the virgin 1330 daughters 1323 of the king 4428 dressed 3847 themselves in robes 4598. Then his attendant 8334 took 3318 her out and locked 5274a the door 1817 behind 310 her.

 13:19 Tamar 8559 put 3947 ashes 665 on her head 7218 and tore 7167 her long-sleeved 6446 garment 3801 which 834 [was] on her; and she put 7760 her hand 3027 on her head 7218 and went 1980 away, crying 2199 aloud 2199 as she went 1980.

 13:20 ¶ Then Absalom 53 her brother 251 said 559 to her, “Has Amnon 550 your brother 251 been 1961 with you? But now 6258 keep 2790b silent 2790b, my sister 269, he is your brother 251; do not take 7896 this 2088 matter 1697 to heart 3820.” So Tamar 8559 remained 3427 and was desolate 8074 in her brother 251 Absalom’s 53 house 1004.

 13:21 Now when King 4428 David 1732 heard 8085 of all 3605 these 428 matters 1697, he was very 3966 angry 2734.

 13:22 But Absalom 53 did not speak 1696 to Amnon 550 either 5704 good 2896a or 5704 bad 7451a; for Absalom 53 hated 8130 Amnon 550 because 5921 1697 834 he had violated 6031a his sister 269 Tamar 8559.

 13:23 ¶ Now it came 1961 about after two full 3117 years 8141 that Absalom 53 had 1961 sheepshearers 1494 in Baal-hazor 1178, which 834 is near 5973 Ephraim 669, and Absalom 53 invited 7121 all 3605 the king’s 4428 sons 1121.

 13:24 Absalom 53 came 935 to the king 4428 and said 559, “Behold 2009 now 4994, your servant 5650 has sheepshearers 1494; please 4994 let the king 4428 and his servants 5650 go 1980 with your servant 5650.”

 13:25 But the king 4428 said 559 to Absalom 53, “No 408, my son 1121, we should not all 3605 go 1980, for we will be burdensome 3513 to you.” Although he urged 6555 him, he would 14 not go 1980, but blessed 1288 him.

 13:26 Then Absalom 53 said 559, “If not, please 4994 let my brother 251 Amnon 550 go 1980 with us.” And the king 4428 said 559 to him, “Why 4100 should he go 1980 with you?”

 13:27 But when Absalom 53 urged 6555 him, he let 7971 Amnon 550 and all 3605 the king’s 4428 sons 1121 go 7971 with him.

 13:28 ¶ Absalom 53 commanded 6680 his servants 5288, saying 559, “See 7200 now 4994, when Amnon’s 550 heart 3820 is merry 2895 with wine 3196, and when I say 559 to you, ‘Strike 5221 Amnon 550,’ then put 4191 him to death 4191. Do not fear 3372a; have not I myself 595 commanded 6680 you? Be courageous 2388 and be valiant 1121 2428.”

 13:29 The servants 5288 of Absalom 53 did 6213a to Amnon 550 just 3512c as Absalom 53 had commanded 6680. Then all 3605 the king’s 4428 sons 1121 arose 6965 and each 376 mounted 7392 his mule 6505 and fled 5127.

 13:30 ¶ Now it was while they were on the way 1870 that the report 8052 came 935 to David 1732, saying 559, “Absalom 53 has struck 5221 down 5221 all 3605 the king’s 4428 sons 1121, and not one 259 of them is left 3498.”

 13:31 Then the king 4428 arose 6965, tore 7167 his clothes 899b and lay 7901 on the ground 776; and all 3605 his servants 5650 were standing 5324 by with clothes 899b torn 7167.

 13:32 Jonadab 3082, the son 1121 of Shimeah 8093, David’s 1732 brother 251, responded 6030a 559, “Do not let my lord 113 suppose 559 they have put 4191 to death 4191 all 3605 the young 5288 men 5288, the king’s 4428 sons 1121, for Amnon 550 alone 905 is dead 4191; because 3588 by the intent 6310 of Absalom 53 this has been 1961 determined 7760 since 4480 the day 3117 that he violated 6031a his sister 269 Tamar 8559.

 13:33 “Now 6258 therefore, do not let my lord 113 the king 4428 take 7760 the report 1697 to heart 3820, namely 559, ‘all 3605 the king’s 4428 sons 1121 are dead 4191,’ for only 905 Amnon 550 is dead 4191.”

 13:34 ¶ Now Absalom 53 had fled 1272. And the young 5288 man 5288 who was the watchman 6822 raised 5375 his eyes 5869 and looked 7200, and behold 2009, many 7227a people 5971a were coming 1980 from the road 1870 behind 310 him by the side 6654 of the mountain 2022.

 13:35 Jonadab 3082 said 559 to the king 4428, “Behold 2009, the king’s 4428 sons 1121 have come 935; according to your servant’s 5650 word 1697, so 3651 it happened 1961.”

 13:36 As soon as he had finished 3615 speaking 1696, behold 2009, the king’s 4428 sons 1121 came 935 and lifted 5375 their voices 6963 and wept 1058; and also 1571 the king 4428 and all 3605 his servants 5650 wept 1058 very 3966 bitterly 1419 1065.

 13:37 ¶ Now Absalom 53 fled 1272 and went 1980 to Talmai 8526 the son 1121 of Ammihud 5989, the king 4428 of Geshur 1650. And [David] mourned 56 for his son 1121 every 3605 day 3117.

 13:38 So Absalom 53 had fled 1272 and gone 1980 to Geshur 1650, and was there 8033 three 7969 years 8141.

 13:39 [The heart of] King 4428 David 1732 longed 3615 to go 3318 out to Absalom 53; for he was comforted 5162 concerning 5921 Amnon 550, since 3588 he was dead 4191.