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16 She said, “Don't send me away! That would be worse than what you have already done.”

But Amnon would not listen. 17 He called in his servant and said, “Throw this woman out and lock the door!”

18 The servant made her leave, and he locked the door behind her.

The king's unmarried daughters used to wear long robes with sleeves.[a]

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  1. 13.18 long … sleeves: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.

16 “No!” she said to him. “Sending me away would be a greater wrong than what you have already done to me.”

But he refused to listen to her. 17 He called his personal servant and said, “Get this woman out of my sight and bolt the door after her.” 18 So his servant put her out and bolted the door after her. She was wearing an ornate[a] robe,(A) for this was the kind of garment the virgin daughters of the king wore.

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  1. 2 Samuel 13:18 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain; also in verse 19.