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19 So [a]Tamar put dust on her head [in grief] and tore the long-sleeved robe which she had on, and she put her hand on her head and went away crying out [for help].

20 So her brother Absalom said to her, “Has your brother Amnon been with you? But now keep silent, my sister; he is your brother; [b]do not take this matter to heart.” So Tamar remained secluded in her brother Absalom’s house. 21 Now when King David heard about all these things, he was very angry [but failed to take any [c]action].

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 13:19 Because she had been forced and violated in this way she would no longer be acceptable to another man as a wife.
  2. 2 Samuel 13:20 Absalom consoled and quieted Tamar so that he could plan his revenge.
  3. 2 Samuel 13:21 According to Jewish law, Amnon should have been executed for the rape of his half sister.

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