2 Samuel 13:1-14
Amnon's Crime... [ Continue Reading ]
Amnon's Crime... [ Continue Reading ]
And it came to pass after this that Absalom, the son of David, 2 Samuel 3:3, HAD A FAIR SISTER, a full sister to him, who was a very beautiful young woman, WHOSE NAME WAS TAMAR; AND AMNON, THE SON OF DAVID, her half-brother by another of David's wives, LOVED HER.... [ Continue Reading ]
And Amnon was so vexed, his passion preyed on him to such an extent, 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, literally, "it was difficult to accomplish in the eyes of Amnon," he found it impossible to gratify his passion... [ Continue Reading ]
But Amnon had a friend whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David's brother, his own cousin; AND JONADAB WAS A VERY SUBTLE MAN, known for his craftiness.... [ Continue Reading ]
And he said unto him, Why art thou, being the king's son, in whose case there was no apparent reason for such a condition, LEAN FROM DAY TO DAY? He looked more wretched from one morning to the next, since his nights were made sleepless by his torturing passion, WILT THOU NOT TELL ME? AND AMNON SAID... [ Continue Reading ]
And Jonadab said unto him, Lay thee down on thy bed and make thyself sick, feigning illness; AND WHEN THY FATHER COMETH TO SEE THEE, to visit the son who had been reported sick, SAY UNTO HIM, I PRAY THEE, LET MY SISTER TAMAR COME AND GIVE ME MEAT, prepare food, AND DRESS THEM EAT IN MY SIGHT, make r... [ Continue Reading ]
So Amnon, following the advice of his shrewd cousin with all that it implied, 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, whose skill in cooking was evidently well known, COME AND MAKE ME A COUPLE OF CAKES IN MY... [ Continue Reading ]
Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go now to thy brother Amnon's house, who apparently occupied apartments of his own, AND DRESS HIM MEAT, prepare him some strengthening food.... [ Continue Reading ]
So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house; and he was laid down. And she took flour, a mixture or paste of dough, AND KNEADED IT, AND MADE CAKES IN HIS SIGHT, AND DID BAKE THE CAKES, used the batter to bake the special cakes for which he had asked.... [ Continue Reading ]
And she took a pan, or the cakes prepared by her, AND POURED THEM OUT BEFORE HIM, served them for him to eat; BUT HE REFUSED TO EAT. AND AMNON SAID, HAVE OUT ALL MEN FROM ME, he ordered all his attendants to leave the room. AND THEY WENT OUT, EVERY MAN, FROM HIM.... [ Continue Reading ]
And Amnon said unto Tamar, Bring the meat in to the chamber, the inner room where his couch was, THAT I MAY EAT OF THINE HAND. He acted like a capricious patient. AND TAMAR TOOK THE CAKES WHICH SHE HAD MADE, AND BROUGHT THEM IN TO THE CHAMBER TO AMNON, HER BROTHER.... [ Continue Reading ]
And when she had brought them unto him to eat, he took hold of her, throwing aside all his feigned weakness, AND SAID UNTO HER, COME, LIE WITH ME, MY SISTER.... [ Continue Reading ]
And she, in the attempt to save her honor, ANSWERED HIM, NAY, MY BROTHER, DO NOT FORCE ME, humbling her by this crime; FOR NO SUCH THING OUGHT TO BE DONE IN ISRAEL, it was strictly in opposition to the Law, Leviticus 18:9; Leviticus 20:17; Deuteronomy 27:22; DO NOT THOU THIS FOLLY. Cf Genesis 34:7,... [ Continue Reading ]
And I, whither shall I cause my shame to go? Disgrace and contempt would be sure to strike her wherever she would go. AND AS FOR THEE, THOU SHALT BE AS ONE OF THE FOOLS IN ISRAEL, a person who foolishly and to his own condemnation committed a heinous transgression. NOW, THEREFORE, I PRAY THEE, SPEAK... [ Continue Reading ]
Howbeit, he would not hearken unto her voice; but, being stronger than she, forced her, and lay with her, gratified his passionate lust. Such is the power of sin if it is not kept in check by the fear of God or by love toward the Lord.... [ Continue Reading ]
Then Amnon, having gratified his bestial lust, HATED HER EXCEEDINGLY, this being the usual consequence of a relation such as pictured in this chapter, SO THAT THE HATRED WHEREWITH HE HATED HER WAS GREATER THAN THE LOVE WHEREWITH HE HAD LOVED HER; he now loathed the object of his former intense passi... [ Continue Reading ]
AMNON SPURNS TAMAR... [ Continue Reading ]
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. The Hebrew text shows an unfinished sentence, spoken in great agitation: On account of this greater evil than the other which thou didst to me in sending me away-. If he persiste... [ Continue Reading ]
Then he called his servant that ministered unto him, his own private attendant, AND SAID, PUT NOW THIS WOMAN OUT FROM ME, AND BOLT THE DOOR AFTER HER, just as if she had tempted him to a shameful act and he wanted to insure against a repetition of her shamelessness.... [ Continue Reading ]
And she had a garment of divers colors upon her, a coat or upper garment with long sleeves; FOR WITH SUCH ROBES WERE THE KING'S DAUGHTERS THAT WERE VIRGINS APPARELED. Although she was a virgin and a princess, Amnon treated Tamar like a common prostitute. THEN HIS SERVANT BROUGHT HER OUT, AND BOLTED... [ Continue Reading ]
And Tamar, as a sign of her great grief over the shame laid upon her, PUT ASHES ON HER HEAD, AND RENT HER GARMENT OF DIVERS COLORS THAT WAS ON HER, AND LAID HER HAND ON HER HEAD, as a token of the fact that the hand of God lay heavily on her in this visitation, AND WENT ON CRYING, bewailing the grea... [ Continue Reading ]
And Absalom, her brother, said unto her, Hath Amnon, thy brother, been with thee? He guessed the state of affairs at once, expressing his opinion thus delicately. BUT HOLD NOW THY PEACE, MY SISTER; HE IS THY BROTHER; REGARD NOT THIS THING, lay it not to heart. He feigned a carelessness which he was... [ Continue Reading ]
But when King David heard of all these things, he was very wroth. His anger, unfortunately, did not cause him to act, to punish Amnon. Either the consciousness of his own recent sin held him back, or he practiced a false indulgence toward his first-born son.... [ Continue Reading ]
And Absalom, true to his plan of hiding his feelings for the time being and lulling Amnon to security, SPAKE UNTO HIS BROTHER AMNON NEITHER GOOD NOR BAD, he simply avoided him; FOR ABSALOM HATED AMNON BECAUSE HE HAD FORCED HIS SISTER TAMAR. Such examples of sin as here narrated instill a loathing an... [ Continue Reading ]
And it came to pass after two full years, during all of which time Absalom carried his grudge toward Amnon in his heart, THAT ABSALOM HAD SHEEP-SHEARERS IN BAAL-HAZOR, WHICH IS BESIDE EPHRAIM, some miles northeast of Bethel, where he had a ranch; AND ABSALOM INVITED ALL THE KING'S SONS, for sheep-sh... [ Continue Reading ]
Absalom's Revenge... [ Continue Reading ]
And Absalom came to the king and said, Behold now, thy servant hath sheep-shearers; let the king, I beseech thee, and his servants go with thy servant, The invitation had originally been made to the king and his body-guard.... [ Continue Reading ]
And the king said to Absalom, Nay, my son, let us not all now go, lest we be chargeable unto thee, too large a number of invited guests might make the festival too expensive for Absalom. AND HE, Absalom, PRESSED HIM, tried to make him change his mind; HOWBEIT HE WOULD NOT GO, BUT BLESSED HIM, wished... [ Continue Reading ]
Then said Absalom, who craftily saw that this arrangement favored his plans of revenge, IF NOT, I PRAY THEE, LET MY BROTHER AMNON GO WITH US. AND THE KING SAID UNTO HIM, WHY SHOULD HE GO WITH THEE? He may have had some premonition of evil in hesitating about letting the heir apparent go along at thi... [ Continue Reading ]
But Absalom pressed him that he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him. Here was another instance of David's weakness in yielding to Absalom's urgent request.... [ Continue Reading ]
Now, Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now when Amnon's heart is merry with wine, when, under the influence of wine, he would throw aside caution, AND WHEN I SAY UNTO YOU, SMITE AMNON, THEN KILL HIM, FEAR NOT; HAVE NOT I COMMANDED YOU? He would take the responsibility of the murder... [ Continue Reading ]
And the servants of Absalom did unto Amnon, in the course of the festival meal, AS ABSALOM HAD COMMANDED. THEN ALL THE KING'S SONS AROSE, AND EVERY MAN GAT HIM UP UPON HIS MULE AND FLED, fearing for his own life.... [ Continue Reading ]
And it came to pass, while they, the princes, WERE IN THE WAY, on their flight to Jerusalem, THAT TIDINGS CAME TO DAVID, SAYING, ABSALOM HATH SLAIN ALL THE KING'S SONS, AND THERE IS NOT ONE OF THEM LEFT. This shows the usual exaggeration of rumors.... [ Continue Reading ]
Then the king arose and tare his garments, in token of his great grief, AND LAY ON THE EARTH; AND ALL HIS SERVANTS, following the example of their master, STOOD BY WITH THEIR CLOTHES RENT.... [ Continue Reading ]
And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David's brother, who had followed the development of matters with sharp eyes, 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... [ Continue Reading ]
Now, therefore, let not my lord the king take the thing to his heart, to think that all the king's sons are dead, that was not the state of affairs; FOR AMNON ONLY IS DEAD.... [ Continue Reading ]
But Absalom fled; having accomplished his purpose, he thought it best to evade the king's wrath. AND THE YOUNG MAN THAT KEPT THE WATCH LIFTED UP HIS EYES, watching the return of the people from the festival with double interest, AND LOOKED, AND, BEHOLD, THERE CAME MUCH PEOPLE BY THE WAY OF THE HILLS... [ Continue Reading ]
And Jonadab said unto the king, Behold, the king's sons come; as thy servant said, so it Isaiah This confirmed Jonadab's keen guess.... [ Continue Reading ]
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, in deep mourning over the death of Amnon; AND THE KING ALSO AND ALL HIS SERVANTS WEPT VERY SORE.... [ Continue Reading ]
But Absalom fled and went to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur, his grandfather, 2 Samuel 3:3. AND DAVID MOURNED FOR HIS SON, namely, for Amnon, EVERY DAY, literally, "all his days," all his life.... [ Continue Reading ]
So Absalom fled and went to Geshur, and was there three years.... [ Continue Reading ]
And the soul of King David longed to go forth unto Absalom, literally, "And held back, refrained, David, the king, from going forth to Absalom"; FOR HE WAS COMFORTED CONCERNING AMNON, SEEING HE WAS DEAD, the grief gradually became less sharp, and therefore David abandoned the idea of calling Absalom... [ Continue Reading ]