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23After two full years Absalom had sheepshearers at Baal-hazor, which is near Ephraim, and Absalom invited all the king's sons.Absalom's revenge. 2Sm.13.23-39וַיְהִי לִשְׁנָתַיִם יָמִים וַיִּהְיוּ גֹזְזִים לְאַבְשָׁלֹום בְּבַעַל חָצֹור אֲשֶׁר עִם־אֶפְרָיִם וַיִּקְרָא אַבְשָׁלֹום לְכָל־בְּנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ׃
24And Absalom came to the king, and said, "Behold, your servant has sheepshearers; pray let the king and his servants go with your servant." וַיָּבֹא אַבְשָׁלֹום אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֵּה־נָא גֹזְזִים לְעַבְדֶּךָ יֵלֶךְ־נָא הַמֶּלֶךְ וַעֲבָדָיו עִם־עַבְדֶּךָ׃
25But the king said to Absalom, "No, my son, let us not all go, lest we be burdensome to you." He pressed him, but he would not go but gave him his blessing. וַיֹּאמֶר הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶל־אַבְשָׁלֹום אַל־בְּנִי אַל־נָא נֵלֵךְ כֻּלָּנוּ וְלֹא נִכְבַּד עָלֶיךָ וַיִּפְרָץ־בֹּו וְלֹא־אָבָה לָלֶכֶת וַיְבָרֲכֵהוּ׃
26Then Absalom said, "If not, pray let my brother Amnon go with us." And the king said to him, "Why should he go with you?" וַיֹּאמֶר אַבְשָׁלֹום וָלֹא יֵלֶךְ־נָא אִתָּנוּ אַמְנֹון אָחִי וַיֹּאמֶר לֹו הַמֶּלֶךְ לָמָּה יֵלֵךְ עִמָּךְ׃
27But Absalom pressed him until he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him. וַיִּפְרָץ־בֹּו אַבְשָׁלֹום וַיִּשְׁלַח אִתֹּו אֶת־אַמְנֹון וְאֵת כָּל־בְּנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ׃ ס
28Then Absalom commanded his servants, "Mark when Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and when I say to you, 'Strike Amnon,' then kill him. Fear not; have I not commanded you? Be courageous and be valiant." וַיְצַו אַבְשָׁלֹום אֶת־נְעָרָיו לֵאמֹר רְאוּ נָא כְּטֹוב לֵב־אַמְנֹון בַּיַּיִן וְאָמַרְתִּי אֲלֵיכֶם הַכּוּ אֶת־אַמְנֹון וַהֲמִתֶּם אֹתֹו אַל־תִּירָאוּ הֲלֹוא כִּי אָנֹכִי צִוִּיתִי אֶתְכֶם חִזְקוּ וִהְיוּ לִבְנֵי־חָיִל׃
29So the servants of Absalom did to Amnon as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king's sons arose, and each mounted his mule and fled. וַיַּעֲשׂוּ נַעֲרֵי אַבְשָׁלֹום לְאַמְנֹון כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה אַבְשָׁלֹום וַיָּקֻמוּ כָּל־בְּנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיִּרְכְּבוּ אִישׁ עַל־פִּרְדֹּו וַיָּנֻסוּ׃
30While they were on the way, tidings came to David, "Absalom has slain all the king's sons, and not one of them is left." וַיְהִי הֵמָּה בַדֶּרֶךְ וְהַשְּׁמֻעָה בָאָה אֶל־דָּוִד לֵאמֹר הִכָּה אַבְשָׁלֹום אֶת־כָּל־בְּנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ וְלֹא־נֹותַר מֵהֶם אֶחָד׃ ס
31Then the king arose, and rent his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants who were standing by rent their garments. וַיָּקָם הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיִּקְרַע אֶת־בְּגָדָיו וַיִּשְׁכַּב אָרְצָה וְכָל־עֲבָדָיו נִצָּבִים קְרֻעֵי בְגָדִים׃ ס
32But Jonadab the son of Shimeah, David's brother, said, "Let not my lord suppose that they have killed all the young men the king's sons, for Amnon alone is dead, for by the command of Absalom this has been determined from the day he forced his sister Tamar. וַיַּעַן יֹונָדָב בֶּן־שִׁמְעָה אֲחִי־דָוִד וַיֹּאמֶר אַל־יֹאמַר אֲדֹנִי אֵת כָּל־הַנְּעָרִים בְּנֵי־הַמֶּלֶךְ הֵמִיתוּ כִּי־אַמְנֹון לְבַדֹּו מֵת כִּי־עַל־פִּי אַבְשָׁלֹום הָיְתָה שׂוּמָה מִיֹּום עַנֹּתֹו אֵת תָּמָר אֲחֹתֹו׃
33Now therefore let not my lord the king so take it to heart as to suppose that all the king's sons are dead; for Amnon alone is dead." וְעַתָּה אַל־יָשֵׂם אֲדֹנִי הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶל־לִבֹּו דָּבָר לֵאמֹר כָּל־בְּנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ מֵתוּ כִּי־אִם־אַמְנֹון לְבַדֹּו מֵת׃ ף
34But Absalom fled. And the young man who kept the watch lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold, many people were coming from the Horonaim road by the side of the mountain. וַיִּבְרַח אַבְשָׁלֹום וַיִּשָּׂא הַנַּעַר הַצֹּפֶה אֶת־כ= עֵינֹו ק= עֵינָיו וַיַּרְא וְהִנֵּה עַם־רַב הֹלְכִים מִדֶּרֶךְ אַחֲרָיו מִצַּד הָהָר׃
35And Jonadab said to the king, "Behold, the king's sons have come; as your servant said, so it has come about." וַיֹּאמֶר יֹונָדָב אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ הִנֵּה בְנֵי־הַמֶּלֶךְ בָּאוּ כִּדְבַר עַבְדְּךָ כֵּן הָיָה׃
36And as soon as he had finished speaking, behold, the king's sons came, and lifted up their voice and wept; and the king also and all his servants wept very bitterly. וַיְהִי כְּכַלֹּתֹו לְדַבֵּר וְהִנֵּה בְנֵי־הַמֶּלֶךְ בָּאוּ וַיִּשְׂאוּ קֹולָם וַיִּבְכּוּ וְגַם־הַמֶּלֶךְ וְכָל־עֲבָדָיו בָּכוּ בְּכִי גָּדֹול מְאֹד׃
37But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son day after day. וְאַבְשָׁלֹום בָּרַח וַיֵּלֶךְ אֶל־תַּלְמַי בֶּן־כ= עַמִּיחוּר ק= עַמִּיהוּד מֶלֶךְ גְּשׁוּר וַיִּתְאַבֵּל עַל־בְּנֹו כָּל־הַיָּמִים׃
38So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years. וְאַבְשָׁלֹום בָּרַח וַיֵּלֶךְ גְּשׁוּר וַיְהִי־שָׁם שָׁלֹשׁ שָׁנִים׃
39And the spirit of the king longed to go forth to Absalom; for he was comforted about Amnon, seeing he was dead. וַתְּכַל דָּוִד הַמֶּלֶךְ לָצֵאת אֶל־אַבְשָׁלֹום כִּי־נִחַם עַל־אַמְנֹון כִּי־מֵת׃ ס

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