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13 Where would I take my shame? And you would be labeled a fool in Israel.[a] So please, speak to the king; he will not keep me from you.”(A) 14 But he would not listen to her; he was too strong for her: he forced her down and raped her. 15 Then Amnon felt intense hatred for her; the hatred he felt for her far surpassed the love he had had for her. Amnon said to her, “Get up, leave.”

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  1. 13:13 A fool in Israel: a play on nebala (v. 12), “terrible crime,” lit., “folly.”