1 Some time later, David’s son Amnon fell in love with Tamar the beautiful sister of Absalom, who was also David’s son.
2 Amnon was so upset over his half sister that he made himself sick. She was a virgin, and it seemed impossible in Amnon’s view to do anything to her.
3 But Amnon had a friend named Jonadab, Shimeah’s son, David’s brother, who was a very clever man.
4 "Prince," Jonadab said to him, "why are you so down, morning after morning? Tell me about it."So Amnon told him, "I’m in love with Tamar, the sister of my brother Absalom."