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18 Now there was a long-sleeved robe on her, for so they clothed the daughters of the king who were virgins, in robes. His servant put her outside, and he bolted the door behind her. 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.

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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”