²⁷ To Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar: she was a woman of a beautiful face.

¹⁸ Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself the pillar, which is in the king's dale; for he said, I have no son to keep my name in memory: and he called the pillar after his own name; and it is called Absalom's monument, to this day.

¹ It happened after this, that Absalom the son of David had a beautiful sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.

¹⁶ His roots shall be dried up beneath, Above shall his branch be cut off.

¹⁷ His memory shall perish from the earth. He shall have no name in the street.

¹⁸ He shall be driven from light into darkness, And chased out of the world.

¹⁹ He shall have neither son nor grandson among his people, Nor any remaining where he sojourned.

²² I will rise up against them, says Yahweh of Hosts, and cut off from Babylon name and remnant, and son and son's son, says Yahweh.

³⁰ Thus says Yahweh, Write you this man childless, a man who shall not prosper in his days; for no more shall a man of his seed prosper, sitting on the throne of David, and ruling in Judah.