14 But he refused to listen to her, and since he was stronger than she, he raped her.(A)

15 Then Amnon hated her with intense hatred. In fact, he hated her more than he had loved her. Amnon said to her, “Get up and get out!”

16 “No!” she said to him. “Sending me away would be a greater wrong than what you have already done to me.”

But he refused to listen to her. 17 He called his personal servant and said, “Get this woman out of my sight and bolt the door after her.” 18 So his servant put her out and bolted the door after her. She was wearing an ornate[a] robe,(B) for this was the kind of garment the virgin daughters of the king wore. 19 Tamar put ashes(C) on her head and tore the ornate robe she was wearing. She put her hands on her head and went away, weeping aloud as she went.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 13:18 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain; also in verse 19.

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