BRAGADAYJAH 941
David’s Trouble with Amnon his son. J
In course of time it happened that David’s son Absalom had a beautiful
sister by the name of Tamar, with whom Absalom was in love; but Amnon, one of
David’s other sons loved her also, so much so that he fell sick with lust after
his sickness since she was a virgin and he found it hard to do anything foul
with her. But Amnon had a friend who was the son of David’s brother and the son’s
name was Jonadab who was known to be very cunning. And seeing Amnon sulking, he asked Amnon why
he was so down seeing he was the Kings son.
And Amnon told him of his love for Tamar, Absalom’s sister. And Jonadab told him to lay in bed and pretend
to be sick; and when his father David came to see him, he should ask his father
to tell Tamar to take him food and prepare it in his sight that he may be encouraged
to eat it. So Amnon laid in bed and
pretended to be sick and when the king came to see him, he asked the king to
send Tamar to give hin food; and the king did so. And Tamar went to Amnon’s house and found him laid up in bed; and she
made him cakes with her own hands.
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