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."