2 Samuel 13 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Then David ^H1732 sent ^H7971 to the house ^H1004 for Tamar ^H8559, saying ^H559, “Go ^H1980 now ^H4994 to your brother ^H251 Amnon’s ^H550 house ^H1004, and prepare ^H6213 food ^H1279 for him.”

Then Amnon ^H550 hated ^H8130 her with a very ^H3966 great ^H1419 hatred ^H8135; for the hatred ^H8135 with which ^H834 he hated ^H8130 her was greater ^H1419 than ^H4480 the love ^H160 with which ^H834 he had loved ^H157 her. And Amnon ^H550 said ^H559 to her, “Get ^H6965 up ^H6965, go ^H1980 away!”

So Absalom ^H53 her brother ^H251 said ^H559 to her, “Has Amnon ^H550 your brother ^H251 been ^H1961 with you? But now ^H6258 keep ^H2790 silent ^H2790, my sister ^H269, he is your brother ^H251; do not take ^H7896 this ^H2088 matter ^H1697 to heart ^H3820.” So Tamar ^H8559 remained ^H3427 and was ^H8074 desolate ^H8074 in her brother ^H251 Absalom’s ^H53 house ^H1004.

Now it happened ^H1961 after two full ^H3117 years ^H8141 that Absalom ^H53 had ^H1961 sheepshearers ^H1494 in Baal-hazor ^H1178, which ^H834 is near ^H5973 Ephraim ^H669, and Absalom ^H53 invited ^H7121 all ^H3605 the king’s ^H4428 sons ^H1121.

Then Absalom ^H53 commanded ^H6680 his young ^H5288 men ^H5288, saying ^H559, “See ^H7200 now ^H4994, when Amnon’s ^H550 heart ^H3820 is merry ^H2895 with wine ^H3196, and when I say ^H559 to you, ‘Strike ^H5221 Amnon ^H550,’ then put ^H4191 him to ^H4191 death ^H4191. Do not fear ^H3372; have not I myself ^H595 commanded ^H6680 you? Be ^H2388 strong ^H2388 and be [fn]valiant ^H1121 H2428.”

Now it was while they were on the way ^H1870 that the report ^H8052 came ^H935 to David ^H1732, saying ^H559, “Absalom ^H53 has struck ^H5221 down ^H5221 all ^H3605 the king’s ^H4428 sons ^H1121, and not one ^H259 of them is left ^H3498.”

Then Absalom ^H53 fled ^H1272. And the young ^H5288 man ^H5288 who was the watchman ^H6822 raised ^H5375 his eyes ^H5869 and looked ^H7200, and behold ^H2009, many ^H7227 people ^H5971 were coming ^H1980 from the road ^H1870 behind ^H310 him by the side ^H6654 of the mountain ^H2022.

Now Absalom ^H53 had fled ^H1272 and went ^H1980 to Talmai ^H8526 the son ^H1121 of Ammihud ^H5989, the king ^H4428 of Geshur ^H1650. And David mourned ^H56 for his son ^H1121 every ^H3605 day ^H3117.