1 David had a son named Absalom and a son named Amnon. Absalom had a beautiful sister named Tamar, and Amnon loved her.
2 Tamar was a virgin. Amnon made himself sick just thinking about her, because he could not find any chance to be alone with her.
3 Amnon had a friend named Jonadab son of Shimeah, David’s brother. Jonadab was a very clever man.
4 He asked Amnon, “Son of the king, why do you look so sad day after day? Tell me what’s wrong!”Amnon told him, “I love Tamar, the sister of my half-brother Absalom.”