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2 Samuel 13:1-13

13:1

And it came to pass after
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this, that Absalom
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the son
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of David
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had a fair
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sister
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whose name
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[was] Tamar
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and Amnon
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the son
<01121>

of David
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loved
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her.

13:2

And Amnon
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was so vexed
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that he fell sick
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for his sister
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Tamar
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for she [was] a virgin
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and Amnon
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thought
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it hard
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for him to do
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any thing
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to her. {Amnon thought...: Heb. it was marvellous, or, hidden in the eyes of Amnon}

13:3

But Amnon
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had a friend
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whose name
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[was] Jonadab
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the son
<01121>

of Shimeah
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David's
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brother
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and Jonadab
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[was] a very
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subtil
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man
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13:4

And he said
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unto him, Why [art] thou, [being] the king's
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son
<01121>_,

lean
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from day
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to day
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wilt thou not tell
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me? And Amnon
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said
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unto him, I love
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Tamar
<08559>_,

my brother
<0251>

Absalom's
<053>

sister
<0269>_.

{lean: Heb. thin} {from day...: Heb. morning by morning}

13:5

And Jonadab
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said
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unto him, Lay thee down
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on thy bed
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and make thyself sick
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and when thy father
<01>

cometh
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to see
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thee, say
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unto him, I pray thee, let my sister
<0269>

Tamar
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come
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and give
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me meat
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and dress
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the meat
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in my sight
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that I may see
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[it], and eat
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[it] at her hand
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13:6

So Amnon
<0550>

lay down
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and made himself sick
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and when the king
<04428>

was come
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to see
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him, Amnon
<0550>

said
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unto the king
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I pray thee, let Tamar
<08559>

my sister
<0269>

come
<0935> (8799)_,

and make
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me a couple
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of cakes
<03834>

in my sight
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that I may eat
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at her hand
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13:7

Then David
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sent
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home
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to Tamar
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saying
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Go
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now to thy brother
<0251>

Amnon's
<0550>

house
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and dress
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him meat
<01279>_.

13:8

So Tamar
<08559>

went
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to her brother
<0251>

Amnon's
<0550>

house
<01004>_;

and he was laid down
<07901> (8802)_.

And she took
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flour
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and kneaded
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[it], and made cakes
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in his sight
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and did bake
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the cakes
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{flour: or, paste}

13:9

And she took
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a pan
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and poured [them] out
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before
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him; but he refused
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to eat
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And Amnon
<0550>

said
<0559> (8799)_,

Have out
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all men
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from me. And they went out
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every man
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from him.

13:10

And Amnon
<0550>

said
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unto Tamar
<08559>_,

Bring
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the meat
<01279>

into the chamber
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that I may eat
<01262> (8799)

of thine hand
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And Tamar
<08559>

took
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the cakes
<03834>

which she had made
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and brought
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[them] into the chamber
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to Amnon
<0550>

her brother
<0251>_.

13:11

And when she had brought
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[them] unto him to eat
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he took hold
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of her, and said
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unto her, Come
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lie
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with me, my sister
<0269>_.

13:12

And she answered
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him, Nay, my brother
<0251>_,

do not force
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me; for no such thing ought
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to be done
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in Israel
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do
<06213> (8799)

not thou this folly
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{force...: Heb. humble me} {no such...: Heb. it ought not so to be done}

13:13

And I, whither shall I cause my shame
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to go
<03212> (8686)_?

and as for thee, thou shalt be as one
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of the fools
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in Israel
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Now therefore, I pray thee, speak
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unto the king
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for he will not withhold
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me from thee.