Daily Tanach Tuesday Shmuel 2 Chapter 13: The aftermath of the assault

The aftermath of the assault:

• Amnon hates his sister and throws her out of his home: [After the assault] Amnon hated his sister a tremendous hatred, and greater was his hatred for her than was his love for her. [The reason why he hated her is because during the assault his organ became caught up in one of her pubic hairs which was rough and strong and ended up castrating him.^[1] Alternatively, she forcibly fought back against the assault and caused him much pain and anguish during it.^[2] Alternatively, she cursed and blasphemed him and angered him with words.^[3]] Amnon then told her to get up and leave his room and his house. She however pleaded with him, asking him to let her stay and not do this great evil to her, to throw her out in disgrace as this evil is even greater than the evil of the rape and oppression that he did to her. However, he refused to listen to her and threw her out of the home. [Now, that she was defiled by him, she desired to marry him in order to cover up her shame, however he now hated her and was not interested in marrying her and hence he threw her out of the home in order so his father would not ask him to marry her.^[4]]
• She is thrown out of the home: He summoned his lad who was his servant and instructed him to throw his sister out from the home into the outside and that he should lock the door after her. At the time, she was wearing a special garment known as a Kesones Pasim which was a coat worn by all the daughters of the king who were virgins. The servant escorted her out of the home and locked the door after her. [The reason G-d made all this happened is in order to fulfill the curse that Nathan the prophet told Dovid, that due to his sin with Batsheva, Hashem will bring evil upon him from his own home, in the form of measure for measure. Thus, Hashem had Dovid’s son rape his own sister and then hate her and throw her out of the home thus having the rape publicized in order so Avshalom can hate him in exchange and kill him. The sexual sin is in exchange for the sexual sin Dovid did with Batsheva, and the murder is in exchange for the murder of Uriah.^[5]]
• Tamar bemoans her state: Tamar took ash and placed it on her head and she took her Kesones Pasim which was on her and tore it and she placed her [Kesones Pasim coat and] hands over her head [to inform everyone that she was raped[6]] and walked in this manner while screaming.
• Avshalom calms his sister down and has her stay by him: Avshalom her brother said to her, “Was your brother Amnon with you [i.e. raped you[7]]? Now, my sister, don’t make a big deal about it and don’t tell anyone, as he is your brother. Don’t pay any attention to what happened.”
• Tamar remained to live in the house of her brother Avshalom, and she felt very bored and depressed [being alone without any friends due to her great shame[8]].
• Dovid discovers what happens: Dovid the king heard all that happened [regarding the rape of his daughter by his son] and he was very angry.
• Avshalom is no longer in talking terms with Amnon: Avshalom refused to speak with Amnon whether for good or for bad, as Avshalom hated Amnon due to that he oppressed his sister, Tamar.

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[1] Sanhedrin 21a; Rashi and Radak 13:15

[2] Ralbag 13:15

[3] Ralbag and Metzudos Dovid 13:15

[4] Metzudos Dovid 13:16 and Pirush Rav Yeshaya

[5] Radak 13:15

[6] Metzudos Dovid 13:19

[7] Metzudos Dovid 13:20

[8] Ralbag 13:20