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10:013:001 And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David
           had a fair sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of
           David loved her.

10:013:002 And Amnon was so vexed, that he fell sick for his sister
           Tamar; for she was a virgin; and Amnon thought it hard for him
           to do anything to her.

10:013:003 But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of
           Shimeah David's brother: and Jonadab was a very subtil man.

10:013:004 And he said unto him, Why art thou, being the king's son, lean
           from day to day? wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said unto
           him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister.

10:013:005 And Jonadab said unto him, Lay thee down on thy bed, and make
           thyself sick: and when thy father cometh to see thee, say unto
           him, I pray thee, let my sister Tamar come, and give me meat,
           and dress the meat in my sight, that I may see it, and eat it
           at her hand.

10:013:006 So Amnon lay down, and made himself sick: and when the king
           was come to see him, Amnon said unto the king, I pray thee,
           let Tamar my sister come, and make me a couple of cakes in my
           sight, that I may eat at her hand.

10:013:007 Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go now to thy brother
           Amnon's house, and dress him meat.

10:013:008 So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house; and he was laid
           down. And she took flour, and kneaded it, and made cakes in
           his sight, and did bake the cakes.

10:013:009 And she took a pan, and poured them out before him; but he
           refused to eat. And Amnon said, Have out all men from me. And
           they went out every man from him.

10:013:010 And Amnon said unto Tamar, Bring the meat into the chamber,
           that I may eat of thine hand. And Tamar took the cakes which
           she had made, and brought them into the chamber to Amnon her
           brother.

10:013:011 And when she had brought them unto him to eat, he took hold of
           her, and said unto her, Come lie with me, my sister.

10:013:012 And she answered him, Nay, my brother, do not force me; for no
           such thing ought to be done in Israel: do not thou this folly.

10:013:013 And I, whither shall I cause my shame to go? and as for thee,
           thou shalt be as one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore, I
           pray thee, speak unto the king; for he will not withhold me
           from thee.

10:013:014 Howbeit he would not hearken unto her voice: but, being
           stronger than she, forced her, and lay with her.

10:013:015 Then Amnon hated her exceedingly; so that the hatred wherewith
           he hated her was greater than the love wherewith he had loved
           her. And Amnon said unto her, Arise, be gone.

10:013:016 And she said unto him, There is no cause: this evil in sending
           me away is greater than the other that thou didst unto me. But
           he would not hearken unto her.

10:013:017 Then he called his servant that ministered unto him, and said,
           Put now this woman out from me, and bolt the door after her.

10:013:018 And she had a garment of divers colours upon her: for with
           such robes were the king's daughters that were virgins
           apparelled. Then his servant brought her out, and bolted the
           door after her.

10:013:019 And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of
           divers colours that was on her, and laid her hand on her head,
           and went on crying.

10:013:020 And Absalom her brother said unto her, Hath Amnon thy brother
           been with thee? but hold now thy peace, my sister: he is thy
           brother; regard not this thing. So Tamar remained desolate in
           her brother Absalom's house.

10:013:021 But when king David heard of all these things, he was very
           wroth.

10:013:022 And Absalom spake unto his brother Amnon neither good nor bad:
           for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister
           Tamar.

10:013:023 And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had
           sheepshearers in Baalhazor, which is beside Ephraim: and
           Absalom invited all the king's sons.

10:013:024 And Absalom came to the king, and said, Behold now, thy
           servant hath sheepshearers; let the king, I beseech thee, and
           his servants go with thy servant.

10:013:025 And the king said to Absalom, Nay, my son, let us not all now
           go, lest we be chargeable unto thee. And he pressed him:
           howbeit he would not go, but blessed him.

10:013:026 Then said Absalom, If not, I pray thee, let my brother Amnon
           go with us. And the king said unto him, Why should he go with
           thee?

10:013:027 But Absalom pressed him, that he let Amnon and all the king's
           sons go with him.

10:013:028 Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now
           when Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and when I say unto
           you, Smite Amnon; then kill him, fear not: have not I
           commanded you? be courageous, and be valiant.

10:013:029 And the servants of Absalom did unto Amnon as Absalom had
           commanded. Then all the king's sons arose, and every man gat
           him up upon his mule, and fled.

10:013:030 And it came to pass, while they were in the way, that tidings
           came to David, saying, Absalom hath slain all the king's sons,
           and there is not one of them left.

10:013:031 Then the king arose, and tare his garments, and lay on the
           earth; and all his servants stood by with their clothes rent.

10:013:032 And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother, answered and
           said, Let not my lord suppose that they have slain all the
           young men the king's sons; for Amnon only is dead: for by the
           appointment of Absalom this hath been determined from the day
           that he forced his sister Tamar.

10:013:033 Now therefore let not my lord the king take the thing to his
           heart, to think that all the king's sons are dead: for Amnon
           only is dead.

10:013:034 But Absalom fled. And the young man that kept the watch lifted
           up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came much people
           by the way of the hill side behind him.

10:013:035 And Jonadab said unto the king, Behold, the king's sons come:
           as thy servant said, so it is.

10:013:036 And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of
           speaking, that, behold, the king's sons came, and lifted up
           their voice and wept: and the king also and all his servants
           wept very sore.

10:013:037 But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, king
           of Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day.

10:013:038 So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three
           years.

10:013:039 And the soul of king David longed to go forth unto Absalom:
           for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.
 

10:014:001 Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart
           was toward Absalom.

10:014:002 And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and
           said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and
           put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil,
           but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:

10:014:003 And come to the king, and speak on this manner unto him. So
           Joab put the words in her mouth.

10:014:004 And when the woman of Tekoah spake to the king, she fell on
           her face to the ground, and did obeisance, and said, Help, O
           king.

10:014:005 And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she
           answered, I am indeed a widow woman, and mine husband is dead.

10:014:006 And thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in
           the field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote
           the other, and slew him.

10:014:007 And, behold, the whole family is risen against thine handmaid,
           and they said, Deliver him that smote his brother, that we may
           kill him, for the life of his brother whom he slew; and we
           will destroy the heir also: and so they shall quench my coal
           which is left, and shall not leave to my husband neither name
           nor remainder upon the earth.

10:014:008 And the king said unto the woman, Go to thine house, and I
           will give charge concerning thee.

10:014:009 And the woman of Tekoah said unto the king, My lord, O king,
           the iniquity be on me, and on my father's house: and the king
           and his throne be guiltless.

10:014:010 And the king said, Whoever saith ought unto thee, bring him to
           me, and he shall not touch thee any more.

10:014:011 Then said she, I pray thee, let the king remember the LORD thy
           God, that thou wouldest not suffer the revengers of blood to
           destroy any more, lest they destroy my son. And he said, As
           the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of thy son fall to
           the earth.

10:014:012 Then the woman said, Let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak
           one word unto my lord the king. And he said, Say on.

10:014:013 And the woman said, Wherefore then hast thou thought such a
           thing against the people of God? for the king doth speak this
           thing as one which is faulty, in that the king doth not fetch
           home again his banished.

10:014:014 For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground,
           which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect
           any person: yet doth he devise means, that his banished be not
           expelled from him.

10:014:015 Now therefore that I am come to speak of this thing unto my
           lord the king, it is because the people have made me afraid:
           and thy handmaid said, I will now speak unto the king; it may
           be that the king will perform the request of his handmaid.

10:014:016 For the king will hear, to deliver his handmaid out of the
           hand of the man that would destroy me and my son together out
           of the inheritance of God.

10:014:017 Then thine handmaid said, The word of my lord the king shall
           now be comfortable: for as an angel of God, so is my lord the
           king to discern good and bad: therefore the LORD thy God will
           be with thee.

10:014:018 Then the king answered and said unto the woman, Hide not from
           me, I pray thee, the thing that I shall ask thee. And the
           woman said, Let my lord the king now speak.

10:014:019 And the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with thee in all
           this? And the woman answered and said, As thy soul liveth, my
           lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left
           from ought that my lord the king hath spoken: for thy servant
           Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of
           thine handmaid:

10:014:020 To fetch about this form of speech hath thy servant Joab done
           this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an
           angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.

10:014:021 And the king said unto Joab, Behold now, I have done this
           thing: go therefore, bring the young man Absalom again.

10:014:022 And Joab fell to the ground on his face, and bowed himself,
           and thanked the king: and Joab said, To day thy servant
           knoweth that I have found grace in thy sight, my lord, O king,
           in that the king hath fulfilled the request of his servant.

10:014:023 So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to
           Jerusalem.

10:014:024 And the king said, Let him turn to his own house, and let him
           not see my face. So Absalom returned to his own house, and saw
           not the king's face.

10:014:025 But in all Israel there was none to be so much praised as
           Absalom for his beauty: from the sole of his foot even to the
           crown of his head there was no blemish in him.

10:014:026 And when he polled his head, (for it was at every year's end
           that he polled it: because the hair was heavy on him,
           therefore he polled it:) he weighed the hair of his head at
           two hundred shekels after the king's weight.

10:014:027 And unto Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter,
           whose name was Tamar: she was a woman of a fair countenance.

10:014:028 So Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, and saw not the
           king's face.

10:014:029 Therefore Absalom sent for Joab, to have sent him to the king;
           but he would not come to him: and when he sent again the
           second time, he would not come.

10:014:030 Therefore he said unto his servants, See, Joab's field is near
           mine, and he hath barley there; go and set it on fire. And
           Absalom's servants set the field on fire.

10:014:031 Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom unto his house, and said
           unto him, Wherefore have thy servants set my field on fire?

10:014:032 And Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent unto thee, saying,
           Come hither, that I may send thee to the king, to say,
           Wherefore am I come from Geshur? it had been good for me to
           have been there still: now therefore let me see the king's
           face; and if there be any iniquity in me, let him kill me.

10:014:033 So Joab came to the king, and told him: and when he had called
           for Absalom, he came to the king, and bowed himself on his
           face to the ground before the king: and the king kissed
           Absalom.