11. and she bringeth nigh unto him to eat, and he layeth hold on her, and saith to her, `Come, lie with me, my sister.'
12. And she saith to him, `Nay, my brother, do not humble me, for it is not done so in Israel; do not this folly.
13. And I--whither do I cause my reproach to go? and thou--thou art as one of the fools in Israel; and now, speak, I pray thee, unto the king; for he doth not withhold me from thee.'
14. And he hath not been willing to hearken to her voice, and is stronger than she, and humbleth her, and lieth with her.
15. And Amnon hateth her--a very great hatred--that greater [is] the hatred with which he hath hated her than the love with which he loved her, and Amnon saith to her, `Rise, go.'
16. And she saith to him, `Because of the circumstances this evil is greater than the other that thou hast done with me--to send me away;' and he hath not been willing to hearken to her,
17. and calleth his young man, his servant, and saith, `Send away, I pray thee, this one from me without, and bolt the door after her;'
18. --and upon her [is] a long coat, for such upper robes do daughters of the king who [are] virgins put on, --and his servant taketh her out without, and hath bolted the door after her.
19. And Tamar taketh ashes for her head, and the long coat that [is] on her she hath rent, and putteth her hand on her head, and goeth, going on and crying;
20. and Absalom her brother saith unto her, `Hath Amnon thy brother been with thee? and now, my sister, keep silent, he [is] thy brother; set not thy heart to this thing;' and Tamar dwelleth--but desolate--in the house of Absalom her brother.
21. And king David hath heard all these things, and it is very displeasing to him;
22. and Absalom hath not spoken with Amnon either evil or good, for Absalom is hating Amnon, because that he humbled Tamar his sister.
23. And it cometh to pass, after two years of days, that Absalom hath shearers in Baal- Hazor, which [is] with Ephraim, and Absalom calleth for all the sons of the king.