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22 Absalom treated Amnon as though nothing had happened, but he hated Amnon for what he had done to his sister Tamar.

23 Two years later, Absalom's servants were cutting wool from his sheep in Baal-Hazor near the town of Ephraim, and Absalom invited all of the king's sons to be there.[a] 24 Then he went to David and said, “My servants are cutting the wool from my sheep. Please come and join us!”

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  1. 13.23 invited … there: Cutting the wool from sheep was a time for celebrating as well as working.

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