26. Then Absalom said, “If not, please let my brother Amnon come with us.” The king asked him, “Why should he go with you?”
27. But Absalom urged him, so he sent with him Amnon and the rest of the king’s sons.
28. Absalom ordered his men, “Listen! When Amnon is in high spirits from drinking wine and I say to you, ‘Strike Amnon down,’ then kill him. Don’t be afraid. Haven’t I given you this order? Be strong and brave.”
29. So Absalom’s men did to Amnon what Absalom had ordered. Then all the king’s sons got up, mounted their mules and fled.
30. While they were on their way, the report came to David: “Absalom has struck down all the king’s sons; not one of them is left.”
31. The king stood up, tore his clothes and lay down on the ground; and all his attendants stood by with their clothes torn.