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Psalm 127 Warriors (1)

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            <div class="p"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="2SA.13.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">In the course of time, Amnon son of David fell in love with Tamar, the beautiful sister of Absalom son of David.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="2SA.13.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="2SA.13.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">Amnon became so obsessed with his sister Tamar that he made himself ill. She was a virgin, and it seemed impossible for him to do anything to her.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="2SA.13.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="2SA.13.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">Now Amnon had an adviser named Jonadab son of Shimeah, David&#8217;s brother. Jonadab was a very shrewd man. </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="2SA.13.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">He asked Amnon, &#8220;Why do you, the king&#8217;s son, look so haggard morning after morning? Won&#8217;t you tell me?&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="2SA.13.4"><span class="content">Amnon said to him, &#8220;I&#8217;m in love with Tamar, my brother Absalom&#8217;s sister.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="2SA.13.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="2SA.13.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">&#8220;Go to bed and pretend to be ill,&#8221; Jonadab said. &#8220;When your father comes to see you, say to him, &#8216;I would like my sister Tamar to come and give me something to eat. Let her prepare the food in my sight so I may watch her and then eat it from her hand.&#8217;&#8198;&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="2SA.13.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="2SA.13.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">So Amnon lay down and pretended to be ill. When the king came to see him, Amnon said to him, &#8220;I would like my sister Tamar to come and make some special bread in my sight, so I may eat from her hand.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="2SA.13.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="2SA.13.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">David sent word to Tamar at the palace: &#8220;Go to the house of your brother Amnon and prepare some food for him.&#8221; </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="2SA.13.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">So Tamar went to the house of her brother Amnon, who was lying down. She took some dough, kneaded it, made the bread in his sight and baked it. </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="2SA.13.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">Then she took the pan and served him the bread, but he refused to eat.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="2SA.13.9"><span class="content">&#8220;Send everyone out of here,&#8221; Amnon said. So everyone left him. </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="2SA.13.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">Then Amnon said to Tamar, &#8220;Bring the food here into my bedroom so I may eat from your hand.&#8221; And Tamar took the bread she had prepared and brought it to her brother Amnon in his bedroom. </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="2SA.13.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">But when she took it to him to eat, he grabbed her and said, &#8220;Come to bed with me, my sister.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="2SA.13.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="2SA.13.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">&#8220;No, my brother!&#8221; she said to him. &#8220;Don&#8217;t force me! Such a thing should not be done in Israel! Don&#8217;t do this wicked thing. </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="2SA.13.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">What about me? Where could I get rid of my disgrace? And what about you? You would be like one of the wicked fools in Israel. Please speak to the king; he will not keep me from being married to you.&#8221; </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="2SA.13.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">But he refused to listen to her, and since he was stronger than she, he raped her.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="2SA.13.14"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="2SA.13.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">Then Amnon hated her with intense hatred. In fact, he hated her more than he had loved her. Amnon said to her, &#8220;Get up and get out!&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="2SA.13.15"><span class="content">  </span></span></div>
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