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So David, mustering all his forces, marched on Rabbath and stormed it. (2 Samuel 12, 29)
As for the people, he had them brought out and sawed in pieces, or crushed under iron chariots, or cut up with knives, or passed through a brick-kiln; and the same treatment he gave to all the cities of Ammon. Then David and his army returned to Jerusalem.✻ (2 Samuel 12, 31)
A maid there was of rare beauty, called Tamar, sister to David’s son Absalom; and it befell at this time that another of David’s sons, Amnon, fell in love with her. (2 Samuel 13, 1)
But he had a friend called Jonadab, son to Semmaa that was David’s brother, a man of shrewd wits, that expostulated with him, (2 Samuel 13, 3)
So David sent word to Tamar’s home, bidding her go to her brother Amnon’s house and make gruel for him; (2 Samuel 13, 7)
Great sorrow had king David when the news came to him, but he would do nothing to cross his son Amnon, that he loved dearly; was he not his first-born? (2 Samuel 13, 21)
Then at least, said Absalom, let my brother Amnon come with us, if thou wilt not. There is no need for that, David said, (2 Samuel 13, 26)
but at last Absalom had his way, and David sent Amnon and all the princes with him. It was a royal banquet Absalom prepared for them; (2 Samuel 13, 27)
While they were still on their way, the story reached David that Absalom had slain all the princes, and not one had escaped with his life. (2 Samuel 13, 30)
Only Jonadab, son of Semmaa that was David’s brother, would have none of it; Do not believe, my lord King, he said, that all the princes have been killed; Amnon is dead, but only he. His name was ever on Absalom’s lips, since the day of his sister Tamar’s dishonouring. (2 Samuel 13, 32)
Absalom took refuge with Tholomai, son of Ammiud king of Gessur; and David all the while went on mourning for his son. (2 Samuel 13, 37)
then David gave up the quest for him; already his grief for Amnon was assuaged.✻ (2 Samuel 13, 39)
