13 23 After two full years Absalom had sheepshearers at Baal-hazor, which is near Ephraim, and Absalom invited all the king's sons. 13 24 And Absalom came to the king, and said, "Behold, your servant has sheepshearers; pray let the king and his servants go with your servant." 13 25 But 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. 13 26 Then Absalom said, "If not, pray let my brother Amnon go with us." And the king said to him, "Why should he go with you?" 13 27 But Absalom pressed him until he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him. 13 28 Then 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." 13 29 So 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.
13 30 While they were on the way, tidings came to David, "Absalom has slain all the king's sons, and not one of them is left." 13 31 Then the king arose, and rent his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants who were standing by rent their garments. 13 32 But 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. 13 33 Now 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."
13 34 But 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. 13 35 And Jonadab said to the king, "Behold, the king's sons have come; as your servant said, so it has come about." 13 36 And 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.
13 37 But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son day after day.
13 38 So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years. 13 39 And the spirit of the king longed to go forth to Absalom; for he was comforted about Amnon, seeing he was dead.