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21 When King David heard about this, he became very angry. But David didn’t punish his son Amnon. He favored Amnon because he was his firstborn son.[a] 22 Absalom wouldn’t speak at all to Amnon. He hated Amnon for raping his sister Tamar.

The Murder of Amnon

23 Two years later Absalom had sheepshearers at Baal Hazor near Ephraim. He invited all the king’s sons.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 13:21 Dead Sea Scrolls, Greek, Latin add this sentence.
  2. 2 Samuel 13:23 The time when sheep were sheared was also a time of rejoicing and feasting.

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