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2 Samuel 13:18-20
New Catholic Bible
2 Samuel 13:18-20
New Catholic Bible
18 She was wearing a long gown with sleeves, for this is how the virgin daughters of the king were clothed in those days. 19 Tamar put ashes on her head and tore the long gown that she was wearing. Then, putting her hand on her head, she went away, weeping loudly.
20 Her brother Absalom said to her: “Has your brother Amnon been with you? Be quiet now, my sister. He is your brother. Do not take this to heart.” Then Tamar, forlorn and inconsolable, went to live in the house of her brother Absalom.
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