Which of David’s sons murdered his half-brother Amnon to avenge the rape of his sister Tamar?
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Correct answer: Absalom
Amnon violated his half-sister Tamar. When David failed to punish Amnon, Absalom took matters into his own hands, waited two years, and then had his servants kill Amnon during a sheep-shearing festival.
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