Bible Tuesday - David Part 20

If you think your kids are bad, David is about to make you feel a whole lot better about your situation. David now has a bunch of wives who have a bunch of kids.  And a few of them are about to start acting real, real bad.

Now David’s son Absalom had a beautiful sister named Tamar. And Amnon, her half brother, fell desperately in love with her.  Amnon became so obsessed with Tamar that he became ill. She was a virgin, and Amnon thought he could never have her.
2 Samuel 13:1-2

I actually think it's kinda cute that the kid is so in love that he is physically ill.  The cuteness of this deal is fixing to be over though.

Then he said to Tamar, “Now bring the food into my bedroom and feed it to me here.” So Tamar took his favorite dish to him.  But as she was feeding him, he grabbed her and demanded, “Come to bed with me, my darling sister.”

“No, my brother!” she cried. “Don’t be foolish! Don’t do this to me! Such wicked things aren’t done in Israel. Where could I go in my shame? And you would be called one of the greatest fools in Israel. Please, just speak to the king about it, and he will let you marry me.”

 But Amnon wouldn’t listen to her, and since he was stronger than she was, he raped her. Then suddenly Amnon’s love turned to hate, and he hated her even more than he had loved her. “Get out of here!” he snarled at her.

“No, no!” Tamar cried. “Sending me away now is worse than what you’ve already done to me.”
But Amnon wouldn’t listen to her. He shouted for his servant and demanded, “Throw this woman out, and lock the door behind her!”
2 Samuel 13:10-17

Don't you know that I just wanna kill this dude...

So the servant put her out and locked the door behind her. She was wearing a long, beautiful robe, as was the custom in those days for the king’s virgin daughters.  But now Tamar tore her robe and put ashes on her head. And then, with her face in her hands, she went away crying.
 Her brother Absalom saw her and asked, “Is it true that Amnon has been with you? Well, my sister, keep quiet for now, since he’s your brother. Don’t you worry about it.” So Tamar lived as a desolate woman in her brother Absalom’s house.
2 Samuel 13:18-20


I read this and expect David to intercede and fix this situation.  You just assume(hope?) that he will make things right.

When King David heard what had happened, he was very angry.
2 Samuel 13:21

I don't know about you but I was expecting a bit more here.  David basically does nothing and the results of his passivity are going to tear his family to shreds.