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2 Samuel 13

*14 Amnón Dauids sonne defileth his sister Tamár. 19 Tamár is comforted by her brother Absalóm. 23 Absalóm therefore killeth Amnón.*
1.NOw after this so it was, that Absalóm the sonne of Dauid hauing a faire sister, whose name was a Tamár, Amnón the sonne of Dauid loued her.
2.And Amnón was so sore vexed, that he fel sicke for his sister Tamár: for she was a b virgin, & it semed harde to Amnón to do any thing to her.
3.But Amnón had a friend called Ionadáb, the sonne of Shimeáh Dauids brother: and Ionadáb was a very subtile man.
4.Who said vnto him, Why art thou the Kings sonne so leane frõ day to day? wilt thou not tel me? Then Amnón answered him, I loue Tamár my brother Absalóms sister.
5.And Ionadáb said vnto him, c Lye downe on thy bed, and make thy selfe sicke: and when thy father shal come to se thee, say vnto him, I pray thee, let my sister Tamár come, and giue me meat, and let her dresse meat in my sight, that I may se it, and eat it of her hand.
6.¶ So Amnón laye downe, & made himselfe sicke: and when the King came to se him, Amnón said vnto the King, I pray thee, let Tamár my sister come, & make me a couple of d cakes in my sight, that I may receiue meat at her hand.
7.Then Dauid sent home to Tamár, saying, Go now to thy brother Amnóns house, and dresse him meat.
8.So Tamár went to her brother Amnóns house, and he laye downe: and she toke floure, and knead it, and made cakes e in his sight, and did bake the cakes.
9.And she toke a panne, & powred them out before him, but he wolde not eat. Then Amnón said, Cause ye euery man to go out from f me: so euery man went out frõ him.
10.Then Amnón said vnto Tamár, Bring the meat into the chamber, that I may eat of thine hand. And Tamár toke the cakes which she had made, and brought them into the chamber to Amnón her brother.
11.And when she had set them before him to eat, he toke her, and said vnto her, Come, lye with me, my sister.
12.But she answered him, Naye, my brother, do not force me: for no suche thing * ought to be done in Israél: commit not this folie.
13.And I, * whether shal I cause my shame to go: and thou shalt be as one of the g fooles in Israél: now therefore, I pray thee, speake to the King, for he wil not denye me vnto thee.
14.Howbeit he wolde not hearkẽ vnto her voyce, but being stronger then she, forced her, and lay with her.
15.Then Amnón hated her excedingly, so that the hatred wherewith he hated her, was greater then the loue, wherewith he had loued her: and Amnón said vnto her, Vp, get thee hence.
16.And she answered him, * There is no cause: this euil (to put me away) is greater then the other that thou didest vnto me: but he wolde not heare her,
17.But called his * seruant that serued him, and said, Put this woman now out from me, and locke the dore after her.
18.(And she had a garment of h diuers coulers vpon her: for with suche garmẽts were the Kings daughters that were virgins, appareled) Then his seruant brought her out, and locked the dore after her.
19.And Tamár put asshes on her head & rent the garment of diuers coulers which was on her, and layed her hand on her head, & went her way crying.
20.And Absalóm her brother said vnto her, Hathe Amnón thy brother bene with thee? Now yet be styl, my sister: he is thy brother: let not this thing grieue thine heart. So Tamár remained desolate in her brother Absalóms house.
21.¶ But when King Dauid heard all these things, he was very wrothe.
22.And Absalóm said vnto his brother Amnón nether good nor bad: for Absalóm hated Amnón, because he had forced his sister Tamár.
23.¶ And after the time of two yeres, Absalóm had shepeherders in Baal-hazór, which is beside Ephráim, and Absalóm called all the Kings sonnes.
24.And Absalóm came to the King & said, Beholde now, thy seruant hathe shepeherders: I pray thee, that the King with his seruants wolde go with thy seruant.
25.But the King answered Absalóm, Naye my sonne, I pray thee, let vs not go all, lest we be chargeable vnto thee. Yet Absalóm laye sore vpon him: howbeit he wolde not go, but * thanked him.
26.Then said Absalóm, But, I pray thee, shal not my brother l Amnón go with vs? And the King answered him, Why shulde he go with thee?
27.But Absalóm was instant vpon him, and he sent Amnón with him, & all the Kings children.
28.¶ Now had Absalóm commanded his seruants, saying, Marke now when Amnós heart is mery with wine, and when I say vnto you, Smite Amnón, kil him, feare not, for haue not m I commanded you? be bolde therefore, and play the men.
29.And the seruants of Absalóm did vnto Amnón, as Absalóm had commanded: & all the Kings sonnes arose, and euery man gate him vp vpon his mule, and fled.
30.¶ And while thei were in the way, tidings came to Dauid, saying, Absalóm hathe slayne all the Kings sonnes, and there is not one of them left.
31.Then the King arose, and tare his garments, and lay on the n grounde, and all his seruants stode by with their clothes rent.
32.And Ionadáb the sonne of Shimeáh Dauids brother answered and said, Let not my lord suppose that thei haue slayne all the yong men the Kings sonnes: for Amnón onely is dead, * because Absalóm had reported so, since he forced his sister Tamár.
33.Now therefore let not my lord the King * take the thing so grieuously, to thinke that all the Kings sonnes are dead: for Amnón onely is dead.
34.¶ Then Absalóm fled: & the yong man that kept the watche, lift vp his eyes, and loked, & beholde, there came muche people by the way of the hil side * behinde him.
35.And Ionadáb said vnto the King, Beholde, the Kings sonnes come: as thy seruant said, o so it is.
36.And assone as he had left speaking, beholde, the Kings sonnes came, and lift vp their voyces, and wept: and the King also and all his seruants wept excedingly sore.
37.¶ But Absalóm fled away, and went to p Talmái the sonne of Ammihúr King of Geshúr: and Dauid mourned for his sonne euery day.
38.So Absalóm fled, and went to Geshúr, & was there thre yeres.
39.And King Dauid * desired to go forthe vnto Absalóm, because he was pacified concerning Amnón, seing he was dead.

Notes

1:a.
Tamár was Absalóms sister both by father & mother, and Amnóns onely by father.
2:b.
And therefore kept in her fathers house, as virgins were accustomed.
5:c.
Here we se that there is no enterprise so wicked, but can lacke counsel to further it.
6:d.
Meaning, some delicate & deintie meat.
8:e.
Or, paste.
9:f.
That is, she serued them on a dishe.
9:f.
For the wicked are ashamed to do that before men, which they are not afrayed to commit in the sight of God.
12:*.
\* Leui. 18.9.
13:*.
\* Or, How shal I put away my shame.
13:g.
As a lewde & wicked persone.
16:*.
\* Or, For this cause.
17:*.
\* Or, boye.
18:h.
For which was of diuers coulers or pieces in those dayes was had in great price. Bimaic. Gen. 37.3. iudg. 5.30.
20:i.
For though he conceiued soden vẽgeãce in his heart, yet he dissembled it til occasion serued, and comforted his sister.
23:*.
Or, in the plaine of Misraim.
24:k.
To wit, to a banket, thinking thereby to fulfil his wicked purpose.
25:*.
Ebr. blessed.
26:l.
Pretending to the King, Amnon was moste deare vnto him.
28:m.
Suche is the pride of the wicked masters, that in all their wicked commandements they thinke to be obeyed.
31:n.
Lamenting, as he that felt the wrath of God vpon his house, Chap. 12, 10.
32:*.
Ebr. because it was put in Absaloms mouthe.
33:*.
Or, take it to heart.
34:*.
Or, are after the way.
35:o.
That onely Amnon is dead.
37:p.
For Maachah his mother was the daughter of this Talmai, Chap. 3, 3.
39:*.
Or, ceased.