[[2 Sam-13]] Prev: [[Prophecies in 2 Sam-12]] | Next: [[Prophecies in 2 Sam-14]] --- ### However he would not listen to her voice; but being stronger than she, he forced her, and lay with her... Then he called his servant who ministered to him, and said, "Now put this woman out from me, and bolt the door after her." *Type*: fulfillment *Summary*: The rape of Tamar by her half-brother Amnon marks the beginning of internal strife and 'evil' rising from within David's own household. *Historical context*: Theological scholars, such as those in the Enduring Word and Matthew Henry commentaries, identify the incestuous assault of Amnon upon Tamar as the first major step in the fulfillment of the divine judgment that evil would rise against David from his own house due to his sin with Bathsheba. *Related to*: [[2 Sam-12#v11|2 Samuel 12:11]] - "Behold, I will raise up evil against you out of your own house." ### Absalom commanded his servants, saying, "Mark now, when Amnon's heart is merry with wine; and when I tell you, 'Strike Amnon,' then kill him..." The servants of Absalom did to Amnon as Absalom had commanded. *Type*: fulfillment *Summary*: The murder of Amnon by his brother Absalom introduces violent fratricide into David's family, fulfilling the prophecy that the sword would never depart from his house. *Historical context*: Historians and theologians note that Amnon's assassination is the first instance of 'the sword' striking David's adult children. This event began a cycle of violence (including Absalom's later rebellion and death, and Adonijah's execution) that plagued the Davidic dynasty as part of the punishment for the murder of Uriah the Hittite. *Related to*: [[2 Sam-12#v10|2 Samuel 12:10]] - "Now therefore the sword shall never depart from your house." ### Absalom commanded his servants... 'Strike Amnon,' then kill him... the news came to David, saying, 'Absalom has slain all the king's sons, and there is not one of them left!' ... Jonadab... answered, '...for only Amnon is dead.' *Type*: fulfillment *Summary*: The death of Amnon represents the second of four sons David would lose, fulfilling the fourfold restitution David unwittingly pronounced upon himself. *Historical context*: When Nathan confronted David with the parable of the ewe lamb, David sentenced the thief to restore the lamb 'fourfold' ([[2 Sam-12#v6|2 Samuel 12:6]]). Bible scholars (including the Cambridge Bible and Gill's Exposition) point out that David lost four sons in fulfillment of this sentence: the infant son of Bathsheba, Amnon, Absalom, and finally Adonijah. *Related to*: [[2 Sam-12#v6|2 Samuel 12:6]] - "He shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity." --- #ai_prophecy