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21 When King David heard about this, he became very angry. But David didn’t punish his son Amnon. He favored Amnon because he was his firstborn son.[a] 22 Absalom wouldn’t speak at all to Amnon. He hated Amnon for raping his sister Tamar.

The Murder of Amnon

23 Two years later Absalom had sheepshearers at Baal Hazor near Ephraim. He invited all the king’s sons.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 13:21 Dead Sea Scrolls, Greek, Latin add this sentence.
  2. 13:23 The time when sheep were sheared was also a time of rejoicing and feasting.

21 When King David heard all this, he was furious.(A) 22 And Absalom never said a word to Amnon, either good or bad;(B) he hated(C) Amnon because he had disgraced his sister Tamar.

Absalom Kills Amnon

23 Two years later, when Absalom’s sheepshearers(D) were at Baal Hazor near the border of Ephraim, he invited all the king’s sons to come there.

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