The wise woman of Tekoa explains to David that her story was a parable, and that Yoav sent her.

Yoav sends a wise woman to King David to tell a story that will convince David that he should forgive his son Avshalom, and bring him back home

Avshalom invites his brothers to a sheep shearing party, and murders Amnon by surprise. Avshalom flees to his grandfather in the land of Geshur

Following the assault and rape of Tamar, David is upset and Avshalom hatches his plan to kill Amnon.

After luring Tamar into his bedroom, Amnon rapes her and mercilessly throws out a distraught Tamar from his house.

Amnon loves Tamar, and gets advice from his cousin Yonadav how to be with her.

Learning Jewish war ethics from King David's war against Amon

As a punishment for his sin, David's son with Bat Sheva is stricken with a grave illness, and David prays and fasts for him to recover.

After being accused of being the rich man in the parable, David owns the sin, saying "I have sinned to the Lord"...

Nathan the prophet rebukes David with the parable of the ewe lamb