Then Amnon greatly despised her.<n id="1" /> His disdain toward her surpassed the love he had previously felt toward her.<n id="2" /> Amnon said to her, &#8220;Get up and leave!&#8221;p>

<p class="bodytext">Now sons were born to David in Hebron. His firstborn was Amnon, born to Ahinoam the Jezreelite.

But when Absalom pressed him, he sent Amnon and all the king&#8217;s sons along with him.p>

The king longed<n id="1" /> to go to Absalom, for he had since been consoled over the death of Amnon.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="bodytext">The sons of Shimon:p> <p class="bodytext">Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-Hanan, and Tilon.p> <p class="bodytext">The descendants of Ishi:p> <p class="bodytext">Zoheth and Ben Zoheth.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="bodytext">So Amnon lay down and pretended to be sick. When the king came in to see him, Amnon said to the king, &#8220;Please let my sister Tamar come in so she can make a couple of cakes in my sight. Then I will eat from her hand.&#8221;p>

But Absalom said nothing to Amnon, either bad or good, yet Absalom hated Amnon because he had humiliated his sister Tamar.p>

<p class="bodytext">Absalom instructed his servants, &#8220;Look! When Amnon is drunk<n id="1" /> and I say to you, &#8216;Strike Amnon down,&#8217; kill him then and there. Don&#8217;t fear! Is it not I who have given you these instructions? Be strong and courageous!&#8221;<n id="2" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">Now David&#8217;s son Absalom had a beautiful sister named Tamar. In the course of time David&#8217;s son Amnon fell madly in love with her.<n id="1" />

But Amnon became frustrated because he was so lovesick<n id="1" /> over his sister Tamar. For she was a virgin, and to Amnon it seemed out of the question to do anything to her.p>

<p class="bodytext">So David sent Tamar to the house saying, &#8220;Please go to the house of Amnon your brother and prepare some food for him.&#8221;

So Tamar went to the house of Amnon her brother, who was lying down. She took the dough, kneaded it, made some cakes while he watched,<n id="1" /> and baked them.<n id="2" />

But when she took the pan and set it before him, he refused to eat. Instead Amnon said, &#8220;Get everyone out of here!&#8221;<n id="1" /> So everyone left.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="bodytext">Then Absalom said, &#8220;If you will not go,<n id="1" /> then let my brother Amnon go with us.&#8221; The king replied to him, &#8220;Why should he go with you?&#8221;

Now don&#8217;t let my lord the king be concerned about the report that has come saying, &#8216;All the king&#8217;s sons are dead.&#8217; It is only Amnon who is dead.&#8221;p>

He asked Amnon,<n id="1" /> &#8220;Why are you, the king&#8217;s son,<n id="2" /> so depressed every morning? Can&#8217;t you tell me?&#8221; So Amnon said to him, &#8220;I&#8217;m in love with Tamar the sister of my brother Absalom.&#8221;

<p class="bodytext">Then Amnon said to Tamar, &#8220;Bring the cakes into the bedroom; then I will eat from your hand.&#8221; So Tamar took the cakes that she had prepared and brought them to her brother Amnon in the bedroom.

<p class="bodytext">Jonadab, the son of David&#8217;s brother Shimeah, said, &#8220;My lord should not say, &#8216;They have killed all the young men who are the king&#8217;s sons.&#8217; For only Amnon is dead. This is what Absalom has talked about<n id="1" /> from the day that Amnon<n id="2" /> humiliated his sister Tamar.