Second Samuel 13:1-22
The Rape of Tamar








I.
 Before the Crime 13:1-9c





A.
 Characters and Circumstances 13:1-3

B.
 Jonadab and Amnon 13:4-5

C.
 David and His Children 13:6-9c








II.
 The Crime: Amnon and Tamar 13:9d-18





A.
 Amnon's Command to the Servants and Their Response 13:9d and e

B.
 Amnon's Command to Tamar and Her Response 13:10-11a

C.
 Conversation between Amnon and Tamar 13:11b-14a

D.
 Rape 13:14b-15b

C'-B'
 Conversation between Amnon and Tamar:
Amnon's Command to Tamar and Her Response 13:15c-16

A.
 Amon's Command to a Servant and His Response 13:17-18








III.
 After the Crime 13:19-22





B'
 Tamar and Absolam 13:19-20

C'
 David and His Children 13:21

A'
 Conclusion: Characters and Circumstances 13:22








IV.
 Responses to the Crime





A.
 From Absolom and the Narrator

B.
 From the Readers