1And it came to pass after this that Absalom son of David had a beautiful sister whose name was Tamar, and Amnon son of David loved her.2And Amnon was distressed to the point of becoming weak because of Tamar his sister, for she was a virgin, and it seemed impossible in Amnon's eyes to do anything to her.3And Amnon had a friend whose name was Jonadab son of Shimeah brother of David, and Jonadab was a very wise man.4And Jonadab said to him, "Why are you so downcast, son of the king, morning after morning? Will you not tell me?" And Amnon said to him, "I love Tamar, the sister of my brother Absalom."5And Jonadab said to him, "Lie down on your bed and become weak, and when your father comes to see you, say to him, 'Let my sister Tamar come and give me food and prepare the food before my eyes so that I may see and eat from her hand.'"6And Amnon lay down and became weak, and the king came to see him, and Amnon said to the king, "Let my sister Tamar come and bake two cakes before my eyes so that I may eat from her hand."7And David sent word to Tamar at the house, saying, "Go to the house of your brother Amnon and prepare food for him."8And Tamar went to the house of her brother Amnon while he was lying down, and she took the dough and kneaded it and baked cakes before his eyes and boiled the cakes.9And she took the pan and poured the cakes before him, but he refused to eat, and Amnon said, "Send everyone out from me," and everyone went out from him.10And Amnon said to Tamar, "Bring the food into the chamber so that I may eat from your hand," and Tamar took the cakes she had made and brought them to her brother Amnon in the chamber.11And she approached him to eat, but he seized her and said to her, "Come, lie with me, my sister."12And she said to him, "No, my brother, do not force me, for such a thing is not done in Israel; do not commit this folly."13And where could I carry my reproach? And you would be like one of the fools in Israel. And now, please speak to the king, for he will not refuse me to you.14But he would not listen to her voice, and he overpowered her and forced her and lay with her.15And Amnon hated her with a very 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, "Get up and go."16And she said to him, "No, because this great wrong you have done to me by sending me away is worse than the other," but he would not listen to her.17And he called his servant his attendant and said, "Send this woman out from me outside and bolt the door after her."18And she was wearing a long-sleeved tunic, for thus the virgin daughters of the king were clothed with robes, and his attendant put her out outside and bolted the door after her.19And Tamar took ashes upon her head and tore the long-sleeved tunic that was upon her, and she put her hand upon her head and went away crying out.20And her brother Absalom said to her, "Has Amnon your brother been with you? Now, my sister, be quiet; he is your brother; do not take this matter to heart," and Tamar remained devastated in the house of her brother Absalom.21And King David heard all these things and was very angry.22And Absalom did not speak with Amnon, neither for harm nor for good, because Absalom hated Amnon on account of the matter in which he had forced his sister Tamar.