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19 Tamar put ashes on her head, and she tore the long-sleeved robe which was on her. She put her hand on her head, and she went away, crying out as she went.[a] 20 Absalom her brother said to her, “Was Amnon your brother with you? But now, my sister, be quiet; he is your brother. Do not take this matter to heart.”[b] So Tamar remained a desolate woman in the house of Absalom her brother.

Absalom Kills Amnon

21 Now King David heard all these things, and he became very angry.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 13:19 Literally “she went, going and crying aloud”
  2. 2 Samuel 13:20 Literally “Do not place/set your heart to this matter”
  3. 2 Samuel 13:21 Literally “it became very hot for him”