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   Lady Guinevereposted 16 years ago

   Amnon Violates Tamar
   2 Samuel 13:1-22
   Amnon and Tamar
   
   Some time passed. David's son Absalom had a beautiful sister whose name was Tamar; and David's son Amnon fell in love with her. Amnon was so tormented that he made himself ill because of his sister Tamar, for she was a virgin and it seemed impossible to Amnon to do anything to her.
   
   But Amnon had a friend whose name was Jonadab, the son of David's brother Shimeah; and Jonadab was a very crafty man. He said to him, "O son of the king, why are you so haggard morning after morning? Will you not tell me?" Amnon said to him, "I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister."
   
   Jonadab said to him, "Lie down on your bed, and pretend to be ill; and when your father comes to see you, say to him, 'Let my sister Tamar come and give me something to eat, and prepare the food in my sight, so that I may see it and eat it from her hand.'" So Amnon lay down, and pretended to be ill; and when the king came to see him, Amnon said to the king, "Please let my sister Tamar come and make a couple of cakes in my sight, so that I may eat from her hand."
   
   Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, "Go to your brother Amnon's house, and prepare food for him." So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house, where he was lying down. She took dough, kneaded it, made cakes in his sight, and baked the cakes. Then she took the pan and set them out before him, but he refused to eat. Amnon said, "Send out everyone from me." So everyone went out from him.
   
   Then Amnon said to Tamar, "Bring the food into the chamber, so that I may eat from your hand." So Tamar took the cakes she had made, and brought them into the chamber to Amnon her brother. But when she brought them near him to eat, he took hold of her, and said to her, "Come, lie with me, my sister." She answered him, "No, my brother, do not force me; for such a thing is not done in Israel; do not do anything so vile! As for me, where could I carry my shame? And as for you, you would be as one of the scoundrels in Israel. Now therefore, I beg you, speak to the king; for he will not withhold me from you." But he would not listen to her; and being stronger than she, he forced her and lay with her.
   
   Then Amnon was seized with a very great loathing for her; indeed, his loathing was even greater than the lust he had felt for her. Amnon said to her, "Get out!" But she said to him, "No, my brother; for this wrong in sending me away is greater than the other that you did to me." But he would not listen to her. He called the young man who served him and said, "Put this woman out of my presence, and bolt the door after her."(Now she was wearing a long robe with sleeves; for this is how the virgin daughters of the king were clothed in earlier times.) So his servant put her out, and bolted the door after her. But Tamar put ashes on her head, and tore the long robe that she was wearing; she put her hand on her head, and went away, crying aloud as she went.
   
   Her brother Absalom said to her, "Has Amnon your brother been with you? Be quiet for now, my sister; he is your brother; do not take this to heart." So Tamar remained, a desolate woman, in her brother Absalom's house. When King David heard of all these things, he became very angry, but he would not punish his son Amnon, because he loved him, for he was his firstborn. But Absalom spoke to Amnon neither good nor bad; for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had raped his sister Tamar.

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   AEvansposted 16 years ago

   He asked Amnon, Why do you the king's son, look so haggard morning after morning?"Won't you tell me? Amnon said to him," I'm in love with Tamar, My brother
   Absalom's sister."
   
   I believe that Tamar was actually was Absalom's sister not Amnon's sister , as in the old testament they called each other brothers and sisters, however she was a virgin and Amnon raped her so since he had taken from her she was tainted and used and could not marry and this is why she tore her dress and put ashes upon her head. However as angry as Absalom was 2 years later he killed Amnon for what he had done to Tamar. 2samuel: 23-38.
   Bathsheba gave birth to Solomon which was David's wife , and Uriah lost a child so I believe that if they are by chance related they would be step-siblings but I have not thoroughly studied this chapter so now I have homework to do.

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   Inspirepubposted 16 years ago

   I don't think the point was whether or not they were related - it was that David didn't punish his son for raping a woman - even though she was a princess.
   
   Indicative of attitudes at the time (attitudes which still prevail in some part of the world today, might I add ...)
   
   She's just lucky David didn't have her stoned for fornication!
   
   Jenny

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