1 Now after these things, it happened that Amnon, the son of David, was in love with the very beautiful sister of Absalom, the son of David, and she was called Tamar.
2 And he pined for her exceedingly, so much so that, out of love for her, he became ill. For, since she was a virgin, it seemed a difficulty to him that he would do anything dishonest with her.
3 Now Amnon had a friend named Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, the brother of David: a very prudent man.
4 And he said to him: 'Why are you becoming so thin from day to day, O son of the king? Why won't you tell me?' And Amnon said to him, 'I am in love with Tamar, the sister of my brother Absalom.'
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