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2 Samuel 13 :: Darby Translation (DBY)

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:1 - And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David having a beautiful sister, whose name was Tamar, Amnon the son of David loved her.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:2 - And Amnon was so vexed, that he fell sick for his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and it seemed difficult for Amnon to do the least thing to her.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:3 - And Amnon had a friend whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother; and Jonadab was a very shrewd man.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:4 - And he said to him, Why dost thou, the king's son, get thinner from morning to morning? Wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said to him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:5 - And Jonadab said to him, Lay thee down on thy bed and feign thyself sick; and when thy father comes to see thee, say to him, I pray thee, let my sister Tamar come, and give me food, and dress the food in my sight, that I may see it, and eat it from her hand.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:6 - So Amnon lay down and feigned himself sick; and the king came to see him, and Amnon said to the king, I pray thee, let Tamar my sister come, and make a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat from her hand.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:7 - And David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go, I pray thee, to thy brother Amnon's house, and dress him food.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:8 - And Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house; and he had lain down. And she took flour and kneaded it, and made cakes in his sight, and baked the cakes.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:9 - And she took the pan, and poured them out before him; but he refused to eat. And Amnon said, Put every man out from me. And they went out every man from him.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:10 - And Amnon said to Tamar, Bring the dish into the chamber, that I may eat of thy hand. And Tamar took the cakes that she had made, and brought them into the chamber to Amnon her brother.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:11 - And she presented them to him to eat; and he took hold of her, and said to her, Come, lie with me, my sister.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:12 - And she said to him, No, my brother, do not humble me; for no such thing is done in Israel: do not this infamy.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:13 - And I, whither shall I carry my reproach? and thou wouldest be as one of the infamous in Israel. And now, I pray thee, speak to the king; for he will not withhold me from thee.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:14 - But he would not hearken to her voice, and was stronger than she, and humbled her and lay with her.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:15 - And Amnon hated her with an exceeding great hatred, for the hatred with which he hated her was greater than the love with which he had loved her. And Amnon said to her, Arise, be gone.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:16 - And she said to him, There is no cause for this evil in sending me away, which is greater than the other that thou didst to me. But he would not hearken to her.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:17 - Then he called his young man that attended upon him, and said, Put now this woman out from me, and bolt the door after her.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:18 - Now she had a vest of many colours upon her; for so were the king's daughters that were virgins apparelled. And his attendant brought her out, and bolted the door after her.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:19 - And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her vest of many colours which was on her, and laid her hand on her head, and went away, crying out as she went.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:20 - And Absalom her brother said to her, Has Amnon thy brother been with thee? and now, my sister, be still: he is thy brother; take not this thing to heart. And Tamar remained, and that desolate, in her brother Absalom's house.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:21 - And king David heard of all these things, and he was very angry.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:22 - And Absalom spoke to Amnon neither good nor bad; for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had humbled his sister Tamar.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:23 - And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had sheepshearers in Baal-Hazor, which is beside Ephraim; and Absalom invited all the king's sons.

Absalom Avenges Tamar

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:24 - And Absalom came to the king, and said, Behold, now, thy servant has sheepshearers; let the king, I pray thee, and his servants go with thy servant.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:25 - And the king said to Absalom, No, my son, let us not all go, lest we be burdensome to thee. And he urged him, but he would not go; and he blessed him.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:26 - And Absalom said, If not, I pray thee, let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said to him, Why should he go with thee?
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:27 - But Absalom pressed him; and he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:28 - And Absalom commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now when Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and when I say to you, Smite Amnon; then slay him, fear not: have not I commanded you? be courageous, and be valiant.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:29 - And the servants of Absalom did to Amnon as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king's sons arose, and they rode each upon his mule and fled.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:30 - And it came to pass, while they were in the way, that tidings came to David, saying, Absalom has smitten all the king's sons, and there is not one of them left.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:31 - Then the king arose, and rent his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their garments rent.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:32 - And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother, answered and said, Let not my lord suppose that they have slain all the young men the king's sons; for Amnon only is dead; for by the appointment of Absalom this has been determined from the day that he humbled his sister Tamar.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:33 - And now let not my lord the king take the thing to heart, to say, All the king's sons are dead; for Amnon only is dead.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:34 - And Absalom fled. And the young man that watched lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, there came much people from the way behind him, from the hill-side.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:35 - And Jonadab said to the king, Behold, the king's sons come: as thy servant said, so it is.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:36 - And as soon as he had ended speaking, behold, the king's sons came, and lifted up their voice and wept; and the king also and all his servants wept very bitterly.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:37 - And Absalom fled, and went to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:38 - Now Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:39 - And king David longed to go forth to Absalom; for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.
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In 1867, John Nelson Darby translated the New Testament from Greek into English. Further revisions were done in 1872 and 1884. Darby’s work was first published as The Holy Scriptures: A New Translation from the Original Languages by J. N. Darby. After Darby’s death in 1882, some of his students worked together to produce the complete Darby Bible based on the Masoretic Hebrew text, Darby’s German (Elberfelder), and the French (Pau) translations. In 1890, the first complete Darby Bible was published in English. This translation of the Bible is in the public domain.

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