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17 He called his servant and said, “Get this girl out of this room, now! And lock the door after her.”

18 So Amnon’s servant led Tamar out of the room and locked the door.

Tamar was wearing a long robe with many colors.[a] The king’s virgin daughters wore robes like this. 19 Tamar tore her robe of many colors and put ashes on her head. Then she put her hand on her head and began crying.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 13:18 many colors Or “stripes.”
  2. 2 Samuel 13:19 Tamar tore … crying This was the way people showed how very sad and upset they were.

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