Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
KJV
King James Version
And it cometh
to pass afterwards
that Absalom son of David hath
a fair sister, and
her
name `is'
Tamar ,
and Amnon son of David loveth
her.
And it came
to pass after
this,
that Absalom the
son of David had
a fair sister, whose
name was
Tamar ;
and Amnon the
son of David loved
her.
And Amnon hath
distress
--
even
to
become
sick
, because
of
Tamar
his sister ,
for she `is'
a virgin ,
and it is
hard in
the
eyes
of
Amnon
to do anything to her.
And Amnon was
so
vexed
, that
he
fell
sick
for
his sister Tamar;
for she was
a virgin ;
and Amnon
thought
it hard for
him
to do anything to her.
And
Amnon hath
a friend, and
his
name `is'
Jonadab, son of Shimeah ,
David's brother ,
and Jonadab `is'
a very wise
man ,
But
Amnon had
a friend, whose
name was
Jonadab, the
son of Shimeah David's brother :
and Jonadab was
a very subtil
man .
and saith
to
him, `Wherefore
`
art '
thou thus
lean
, O
king's son, morning
by
morning
? dost
thou not declare
to
me? '
And Amnon saith
to
him, `
Tamar --
sister
of
Absalom
my brother --
I
am
loving
. '
And he
said
unto
him, Why
art thou, being
the
king's son, lean
from
day
to
day
? wilt
thou not tell
me? And Amnon said
unto
him, I
love
Tamar ,
my brother Absalom's
sister
.
And Jonadab saith
to
him, `Lie
down on thy couch
, and feign
thyself sick ,
and thy father hath
come
in
to see thee, and
thou
hast
said
unto him, `Let,
I pray thee, Tamar
my sister come in
and give me bread
to
eat;
and she
hath
made
the food
before
mine
eyes
so
that I see `
it '
, and have
eaten
from
her hand. '
And Jonadab said
unto
him, Lay
thee
down on thy bed
, and make
thyself sick :
and when
thy father cometh
to see thee, say
unto him, I pray thee, let
my sister Tamar
come ,
and give me meat,
and dress
the meat
in
my
sight,
that I may
see it, and eat
it
at
her hand.
And
Amnon lieth
down, and feigneth
himself sick ,
and the king cometh
in
to see him, and
Amnon saith
unto the king, `Let,
I pray thee, Tamar my sister come, and she
maketh
before
mine
eyes
two
cakes, and
I eat from
her hand. '
So
Amnon lay
down, and made
himself sick :
and when
the king was
come
to see him, Amnon said
unto the king, I pray thee, let
Tamar my sister come, and make
me
a
couple
of
cakes in
my
sight
, that
I may
eat at
her hand.
And
David sendeth
unto
Tamar,
to the
house
, saying, `
Go ,
I
pray
thee,
to the
house
of
Amnon
thy brother, and make
for
him food
. '
Then
David sent
home
to Tamar
, saying, Go now
to thy brother Amnon's
house
, and dress
him meat
.
And
Tamar goeth
to the
house
of
Amnon
her brother ,
and he is
lying
down ,
and she taketh
the
dough
, and kneadeth
, and maketh
cakes before
his eyes
, and cooketh
the cakes ,
So
Tamar went
to her brother Amnon's
house;
and he was
laid
down .
And she took
flour
, and kneaded
it
, and made
cakes in
his sight
, and did
bake
the cakes .
and taketh
the
frying-
pan, and poureth
out before him ,
and
he refuseth
to eat ,
and Amnon saith
, `Take
ye
out every
one
from me ;'
and they go
out every one
from him.
And she
took
a
pan, and poured
them
out before him ;
but
he refused
to eat .
And Amnon said
, Have
out all
men
from me .
And they went
out every man
from him.
And Amnon saith
unto Tamar, `
Bring the food
into the inner
chamber, and
I eat from
thy
hand ;'
and Tamar taketh
the cakes that
she hath
made, and bringeth
in
to Amnon her brother ,
into
the
inner
chamber,
And Amnon said
unto Tamar, Bring the meat
into the chamber, that
I may
eat of
thine
hand .
And Tamar took
the cakes which
she had
made, and brought
them
into
the
chamber
to Amnon her brother .
and she bringeth
nigh
unto him to eat, and
he layeth
hold on
her, and saith
to
her, `
Come ,
lie with me, my sister. '
And when
she had
brought
them
unto him to eat, he took
hold of
her, and said
unto
her, Come lie with me, my sister.
And she saith
to
him, `
Nay, my brother, do not humble
me ,
for it
is
not
done so
in Israel ;
do not this folly.
And she answered
him, Nay, my brother, do not force
me ;
for no
such
thing
ought
to
be
done in Israel :
do not thou
this folly.
And I --
whither do
I cause my reproach
to go? and thou
--
thou art
as one of the fools in Israel ;
and
now ,
speak
, I pray thee, unto the king; for he doth
not withhold me from thee. '
And I ,
whither shall
I cause my shame
to go? and as
for
thee,
thou shalt
be
as one of the fools in Israel .
Now therefore
, I pray thee, speak
unto the king; for he will
not withhold me from thee.
And
he hath
not been
willing
to
hearken to
her voice, and
is
stronger than she, and
humbleth
her, and lieth
with her.
Howbeit
he would
not hearken unto
her voice :
but
, being
stronger than she, forced
her, and lay
with her.
And
Amnon hateth
her --
a
very
great
hatred
--
that greater
`is'
the hatred with
which
he hath
hated her than the love with
which
he loved her ,
and Amnon saith
to
her, `Rise
, go
. '
Then
Amnon hated
her exceedingly;
so
that the hatred wherewith
he hated her was
greater
than the love wherewith
he had
loved her .
And Amnon said
unto
her, Arise
, be
gone
.
And she saith
to
him, `Because
of
the
circumstances
this evil is greater than the other that thou hast
done
with
me
--
to
send
me away;'
and
he hath
not been
willing
to
hearken to
her ,
And she said
unto
him, There
is
no
cause:
this evil in
sending
me
away
is greater than the other that thou didst
unto
me .
But
he would
not hearken unto
her .
and
calleth
his
young
man,
his servant, and saith,
`Send
away,
I
pray
thee
, this one
from me without
, and bolt the door after her ;'
Then
he
called
his servant that
ministered
unto
him
, and said
, Put
now
this woman
out
from me, and bolt the door after her .
--
and upon her `is'
a
long
coat,
for such upper
robes do
daughters
of
the king
who
`are'
virgins put
on,
--
and
his servant taketh
her out without
, and hath
bolted the door after her.
And she
had
a
garment
of
divers
colors
upon her :
for with
such robes were
the king's
daughters
that
were
virgins apparelled.
Then
his servant brought
her out, and bolted the door after her.
And Tamar taketh
ashes for
her head, and the
long
coat
that `is'
on her she
hath
rent
, and putteth
her hand on her head, and goeth,
going
on and
crying ;
And Tamar put
ashes on
her head, and rent
her
garment
of
divers
colors
that was
on her, and laid
her hand on her head, and went
on crying .
and Absalom her brother saith
unto her, `
Hath Amnon thy brother been with thee? and
now, my sister ,
keep
silent,
he `
is '
thy brother; set
not thy
heart
to
this thing ;'
and
Tamar dwelleth
--
but
desolate --
in the
house
of
Absalom
her brother.
And Absalom her brother said
unto her, Hath Amnon thy brother been with thee? but
hold
now thy
peace
, my sister :
he is thy brother; regard
not this thing .
So
Tamar remained
desolate in her brother Absalom's
house
.
And
king David hath
heard all these things, and
it
is
very displeasing
to
him;
But
when
king David heard of
all these things, he
was
very wroth.
and Absalom hath
not
spoken
with
Amnon either
evil
or
good ,
for Absalom is
hating
Amnon, because that
he humbled
Tamar
his sister.
And Absalom spake
unto
his
brother
Amnon neither
good nor
bad:
for Absalom hated
Amnon, because he had
forced
his sister Tamar
.
And it cometh
to pass ,
after two years of
days
, that Absalom hath
shearers
in Baal-Hazor
, which `
is '
with
Ephraim ,
and Absalom calleth
for
all the sons of
the
king
.
And it came
to pass after two full
years, that Absalom had
sheepshearers
in Baalhazor
, which is beside
Ephraim :
and Absalom invited
all the king's
sons.
And Absalom cometh
unto
the king, and saith,
`Lo
, I
pray
thee
, thy servant hath shearers,
let the king go
, I pray
thee, and his servants ,
with thy servant. '
And Absalom came
to
the king, and said
, Behold
now
, thy servant hath sheepshearers;
let the king, I beseech
thee, and his servants go
with thy servant.
And the king saith
unto
Absalom, `
Nay, my son, let us not all go, I
pray
thee,
and
we are
not
too
heavy
on
thee ;'
and he presseth
on
him ,
and
he hath
not been
willing
to
go, and
he
blesseth
him.
And the king said
to
Absalom, Nay, my son, let us not all now
go, lest
we be
chargeable
unto
thee .
And he pressed
him :
howbeit
he would
not go, but
blessed
him.
And
Absalom saith
, `
If not --
let
, I pray thee, Amnon
my brother go with us ;'
and the king saith
to
him, `
Why doth
he go with thee? '
Then
said
Absalom, If not, I pray thee, let
my brother Amnon
go with us .
And the king said
unto
him, Why should
he go with thee?
and
Absalom urgeth
on
him, and
he sendeth
with
him
Amnon ,
and all the sons of
the
king
.
But
Absalom pressed
him, that
he let
Amnon and all the king's
sons go
with
him
.
And
Absalom commandeth
his young
men
, saying, `See,
I
pray
thee,
when the
heart of
Amnon
`
is '
glad
with wine, and I have
said
unto you, Smite Amnon ,
that
ye
have
put
him
to
death
; fear not ;
is
it
not because
I have
commanded you? be strong,
yea
, become
sons
of
valour
. '
Now
Absalom had
commanded
his servants
, saying, Mark
ye
now
when Amnon's
heart is merry
with wine, and when
I say
unto you, Smite Amnon; then
kill
him,
fear not :
have
not I commanded you? be courageous
, and
be
valiant
.
And the young
men
of Absalom do
to
Amnon as Absalom commanded ,
and
rise
do
all the sons of
the
king
, and they
ride,
each
on
his mule, and flee
.
And the servants
of Absalom did
unto
Amnon as Absalom had
commanded .
Then
all the king's
sons arose
, and every
man
gat
him
up
upon
his mule, and fled
.
And it cometh
to pass --
they `are'
in the way --
and
the
report
hath
come
unto
David, saying, `
Absalom hath smitten
all the sons of
the
king
, and there is not left
of them one;'
And it came
to pass ,
while
they were
in the way ,
that
tidings
came
to
David, saying, Absalom hath slain
all the king's
sons, and there is not one
of them left.
and
the king riseth
, and rendeth
his garments, and lieth
on the earth ,
and all his servants are
standing
by `
with '
rent garments
.
Then
the king arose
, and tare
his garments, and lay
on the earth ;
and all his servants stood
by with their
clothes
rent.
And Jonadab son of Shimeah ,
David's brother, answereth
and saith
, `
Let not my lord say,
The
whole
of
the young men ,
the sons of
the
king,
they
have
put
to
death
; for Amnon alone
`
is '
dead ,
for by the command
of Absalom it
hath been appointed
from the day of
his
humbling
Tamar
his sister ;
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
hath been determined
from the day that
he
forced
his sister Tamar.
and
now ,
let not my lord the king lay
unto
his heart the
word
, saying,
All the sons of
the
king
have
died,
for Amnon alone
`
is '
dead. '
Now therefore
let not my lord the king take
the
thing
to
his heart, to
think
that
all the king's
sons are
dead:
for Amnon only
is dead.
And
Absalom fleeth,
and the young man who
is
watching
lifteth
up his eyes and looketh
, and lo
, much people are
coming
by the way behind
him,
on
the
side
of the hill.
But
Absalom fled.
And the young man that
kept
the
watch
lifted
up his eyes ,
and looked
, and, behold,
there
came
much people by the way of the hill side
behind
him
.
And Jonadab saith
unto the king, `Lo
, the sons of
the
king
have
come ;
as the
word
of
thy servant, so it hath
been
. '
And Jonadab said
unto the king, Behold
, the king's
sons come :
as thy servant said
, so it is
.
And it cometh
to pass at
his
finishing
to
speak
, that lo
, the sons of
the
king
have
come
, and they
lift
up their voice ,
and weep,
and also
the king and all his servants have
wept --
a
very great
weeping
.
And it came
to pass, as
soon
as
he
had
made
an
end
of
speaking,
that, behold,
the king's
sons came
, and lifted
up their voice and wept:
and the king also
and all his servants wept very sore
.
And
Absalom hath
fled, and goeth
unto
Talmai, son of Ammihud, king of Geshur ,
and `
David '
mourneth
for his son all
the
days
.
But
Absalom fled, and went
to
Talmai, the
son of Ammihud, king of Geshur .
And David mourned
for his son every
day
.
And
Absalom hath
fled, and goeth
to Geshur, and is
there three years ;
So
Absalom fled, and went
to Geshur, and was
there three years .
and `
the soul of '
king David determineth
to go out
unto Absalom ,
for he hath
been
comforted for
Amnon, for
`
he is'
dead.
And the soul of king David longed
to go forth
unto Absalom :
for he was
comforted concerning
Amnon, seeing
he was
dead.
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