12. Tamar said to him, “No, brother! Don’t force me! This should never be done in Israel! Don’t do this shameful thing!
13. I could never get rid of my shame! And you will become like the shameful fools in Israel! Please talk with the king. He will let you marry me.”
14. But Amnon refused to listen to her. He was stronger than she was. So he raped her.
15. After that, Amnon hated Tamar. He hated her much more than he had loved her before. Amnon said to her, “Get up and leave!”
16. Tamar said to him, “No! Sending me away would be an even greater evil. That would be worse than what you’ve already done!”But he refused to listen to her.
17. He called his young servant back in. Amnon said, “Get this girl out of here right now! Lock the door after her.”
18. So his servant led her out of the room. And he bolted the door after her.Now Tamar was wearing a special robe with long sleeves. The king’s virgin daughters wore this kind of robe.