2 Samuel 13:1-18 David had a beautiful daughter named Tamar. She was Absalom’s sister. She was also the half sister of Amnon. Amnon fell in love with her.

NSB⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ David had a beautiful daughter named Tamar. She was Absalom’s sister. She was also the half sister of Amnon. Amnon fell in love with her. ² Tamar was a virgin. Amnon could not think of a way to be alone with her. He was so upset about it that he made himself sick. ³ Amnon had a friend named Jonadab. He was the son of David’s brother Shimeah. Jonadab usually knew how to get what he wanted. ⁴ Jonadab said to Amnon: »You are the king’s son. Even so day after day I see you looking sad. What is the problem?« Amnon answered: »I am in love with Tamar, the sister of my half brother Absalom.« ⁵ Jonadab said: »Pretend that you are sick and go to bed. When your father comes to see you, say to him: ‘Please ask my sister Tamar to come and feed me. I want her to fix the food here where I can see her. Then she can serve it to me.’« ⁶ So Amnon went to bed and pretended that he was sick. King David went to see him. Amnon said: »Please have Tamar come and make a few cakes here where I can see her. Then she can serve them to me.« ⁷ David sent word to Tamar at the palace: »Go to Amnon’s house and fix him some food.« ⁸ She went there and found him in bed. She prepared dough and made some cakes there where he could see her. Then she baked the cakes. ⁹ Tamar emptied them out of the pan for him to eat. But he refused to eat. He said: Send everyone away. So they all left. ¹⁰ He said to her: »Bring the cakes here to my bed and serve them to me.« She took the cakes and went over to him. ¹¹ She offered them to him. He grabbed her and said: »Come to bed with me!« ¹² She said: »No! Do not force me to do this disgraceful thing. It is evil. ¹³ »How could I ever hold up my head in public again? And you, you would be completely disgraced in Israel. Please speak to the king. I am sure he will give me to you.« ¹⁴ Amnon wouldn’t listen to her. He grabbed his sister and raped her. ¹⁵ After that Amnon developed an intense hatred for her. His hatred for her was greater than the lust he felt for her. »Get out of here,« he told her. ¹⁶ She said: »No, You do a greater wrong by sending me away than the other thing you did to me!« He would not listen to her. ¹⁷ He called his servant and said: »Throw this woman out and lock the door!« ¹⁸ The servant forced her to leave. He locked the door behind her. The king’s unmarried daughters used to wear long robes with sleeves.