2 Samuel 13:16-18

Good News Translation

¹⁶ “No,” she answered. “To send me away like this is a greater crime^[a] than what you just did!”

But Amnon would not listen to her; ¹⁷ he called in his personal servant and said, “Get this woman out of my sight! Throw her out and lock the door!” ¹⁸ The servant put her out and locked the door.

Tamar was wearing a long robe with full sleeves,^[b] the usual clothing for an unmarried princess in those days.^[c]