fSee Judg. 19:6
tSee ch. 8:1-14
2 Samuel 13:1
Amnon and Tamar
1Now aAbsalom, David’s son, had a beautiful sister, whose name was bTamar. And after a time Amnon, David’s son, loved her.2 Samuel 13:20-28
20And her brother Absalom said to her, “Has Amnon your brother been with you? Now hold your peace, my sister. He is your brother; do not take this to heart.” So Tamar lived, a desolate woman, in her brother Absalom’s house. 21When King David heard of all these things, he was very angry. ▼▼Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint add But he would not punish his son Amnon, because he loved him, since he was his firstborn
22But Absalom spoke to Amnon dneither good nor bad, for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had violated his sister Tamar. Absalom Murders Amnon
23After two full years Absalom had esheepshearers at Baal-hazor, which is near Ephraim, and Absalom invited all the king’s sons. 24And Absalom came to the king and said, “Behold, your servant has sheepshearers. Please let the king and his servants go with your servant.” 25But the king said to Absalom, “No, my son, let us not all go, lest we be burdensome to you.” He pressed him, but he would not go but gave him his blessing. 26Then Absalom said, “If not, please let my brother Amnon go with us.” And the king said to him, “Why should he go with you?” 27But Absalom pressed him until he let Amnon and all the king’s sons go with him. 28Then Absalom commanded his servants, “Mark when Amnon’s fheart is merry with wine, and when I say to you, ‘Strike Amnon,’ then kill him. Do not fear; have I not commanded you? Be courageous and be valiant.”2 Samuel 13:38
38 gSo Absalom fled and went to Geshur, and was there three years.2 Samuel 18:14
14Joab said, “I will not waste time like this with you.” And he took three javelins in his hand and thrust them into the heart of Absalom while he was still alive in the oak.2 Samuel 18:18
18Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and set up for himself hthe pillar that is in ithe King’s Valley, for he said, j“I have no son to keep my name in remembrance.” He called the pillar after his own name, and it is called Absalom’s monument ▼▼Or Absalom’s hand
to this day. 2 Samuel 18:33
33 ▼▼Ch 19:1 in Hebrew
And the king was deeply moved and went up mto the chamber over the gate and wept. And as he went, he said, n“O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! Would I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!” 2 Samuel 19:4-10
4The king ocovered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, p“O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!” 5Then Joab came into the house to the king and said, “You have today covered with shame the faces of all your servants, who have this day saved your life and the lives of your sons and your daughters and the lives of your wives and your concubines, 6because you love those who hate you and hate those who love you. For you have made it clear today that commanders and servants are nothing to you, for today I know that if Absalom were alive and all of us were dead today, then you would be pleased. 7Now therefore arise, go out and speak qkindly to your servants, for I swear by the Lord, if you do not go, not a man will stay with you this night, and this will be worse for you than all the evil that has come upon you from your youth until now.” 8Then the king arose and took his rseat in the gate. And the people were all told, “Behold, the king is sitting in the gate.” And all the people came before the king.David Returns to Jerusalem
Now Israel had sfled every man to his own home. 9And all the people were arguing throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, t“The king delivered us from the hand of our enemies and usaved us from the hand of the Philistines, and now vhe has fled out of the land from Absalom. 10But Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why do you say nothing about bringing the king back?”
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