18 Now she was wearing (A)a long robe with sleeves,[a] for thus were the virgin daughters of the king dressed. So his servant put her out and bolted the door after her. 19 And Tamar (B)put ashes on her head and (C)tore the long robe that she wore. And (D)she laid her hand on her head and went away, crying aloud as she went.

20 And her brother Absalom said to her, “Has Amnon your brother been with you? Now hold your peace, my sister. He is your brother; do not take this to heart.” So Tamar lived, a desolate woman, in her brother Absalom's house.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 13:18 Or a robe of many colors (compare Genesis 37:3); compare long robe, verse 19

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