 1-4Some time later, this happened: Absalom, David’s son, had a
sister who was very attractive. Her name was Tamar. Amnon, also
David’s son, was in love with her. Amnon was obsessed with his
sister Tamar to the point of making himself sick over her. She
was a virgin, so he couldn’t see how he could get his hands on
her. Amnon had a good friend, Jonadab, the son of David’s
brother Shimeah. Jonadab was exceptionally streetwise. He said
to Amnon, “Why are you moping around like this, day after
day—you, the son of the king! Tell me what’s eating at you.”
8-9So Tamar went to her brother Amnon’s house. She took dough,
kneaded it, formed it into dumplings, and cooked them while he
watched from his bed. But when she took the cooking pot and
served him, he wouldn’t eat. 9-11Amnon said, “Clear everyone out
of the house,” and they all cleared out. Then he said to Tamar,
“Bring the food into my bedroom, where we can eat in privacy.”
She took the nourishing dumplings she had prepared and brought
them to her brother Amnon