11. She took it to him so he could eat it. But he grabbed hold of her. He said, "My sister, come and have sex with me."
12. "Don't do this, my brother!" she said to him. "Don't force me to have sex with you. An evil thing like that should never be done in Israel! Don't do it!
13. What about me? How could I ever get rid of my shame? And what about you? You would be as foolish as any evil person in Israel. Please speak to the king. He won't keep me from getting married to you."
14. But Amnon refused to listen to her. He was stronger than she was. So he raped her.
15. Then Amnon was filled with deep hatred for Tamar. In fact, he hated her now more than he had loved her before. He said to her, "Get up! Get out!"
16. "No!" she said to him. "Don't send me away. That would be worse than what you have already done to me." But he refused to listen to her.
17. He sent for his personal servant. He said, "Get this woman out of here. Lock the door behind her."
18. So his servant threw her out. Then he locked the door behind her. Tamar was wearing a beautiful robe. It was the kind of robe the virgin daughters of the king wore.
19. She put ashes on her head. She tore the beautiful robe she was wearing. She put her hands on her head and went away. She was sobbing out loud as she went.
20. When her brother Absalom saw her, he spoke to her. He said, "Has Amnon, that brother of yours, forced you to have sex with him? My sister, don't let it upset you. Don't let it bother you. He's your brother." After that, Tamar lived in her brother Absalom's house. She was very lonely.
21. King David heard about everything that had happened. So he became very angry.
22. Absalom never said a word of any kind to Amnon. He hated Amnon because he had brought shame on his sister Tamar.