I agonize over you, my brother Jonathan. I have delighted in you; and your love for me was wonderful, beyond even the love of women.

After David mourned, he asked the Eternal One a question. David: Should I go up now to one of the cities of Judah? The Eternal indicated that he should go. David: Where should I go? Eternal One: Hebron.

May the Eternal always love and be faithful to you! I will also reward you for this noble act.

After the ceremony, the people came to David and tried to convince him to eat something that day, but he turned them away because fasting until evening was part of the mourning ritual. David: May the True God punish me severely if I taste bread or anything else before the sun sets.

But I will not withdraw My love from him as I did from Saul, whom I set aside in favor of you.

David went in to console his wife, Bathsheba. In time they slept together, and she became pregnant. When their second son was born, David named him Solomon. The Eternal loved the boy

Time passed, and David’s children grew older. David’s third son, Absalom, had a sister, Tamar, who was so beautiful that David’s oldest son and heir, Amnon, fell in love with her.

Jonadab: Son of the great king, why do you look so tired and run-down every day? Won’t you tell me? Amnon: It’s Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister. I’m in love with her.

Think about me! Do you realize what this would do to me, my prospects, my reputation? Where could I go to hide my shame? And think about yourself! People would say you were one of the most foolish men in Israel! Please, speak to the king if you want me so badly. He loves you and won’t keep me from you.

After he was done, he was filled with disgust and hated her; his hatred was stronger than the love that motivated him to rape her. Amnon (to Tamar): Now get out of my sight!

all because of your love for those who hated you and your hatred of those who love you! You’ve made it perfectly clear where your affections are—that your officers and men mean nothing to you, and that you’d gladly trade our lives for Absalom’s.

He is a tower of salvation for His king and shows His loyal love to His anointed, to David and his descendants, continually.