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24 Absalom went to the king and said, “Since I have sheepshearers, Your Majesty and your officials are invited to feast with me.”

25 “No, Son,” the king answered Absalom. “If we all go, we’ll be a burden to you.” Even when Absalom continued to urge[a] him, David did not want to go, though he did give Absalom his blessing.

26 So Absalom said, “If you won’t go, then please let my brother Amnon go with us.”

“Why should he go with you?” the king asked him.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 13:25 Dead Sea Scrolls; Masoretic Text “press,” also in verse 27.

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