While they were on their way back, David received a message, “Absalom has killed all the king's sons—there's not a single one left!”
So Absalom's men did what Absalom had ordered and killed Amnon. Then all the rest of the king's sons jumped up, got on their mules, and ran away.
The king stood up, tore his clothes, and lay down on the ground. All his officials stood beside him with their clothes torn.
The moment he saw her, he ripped his clothes in agony and cried out, “Oh no, my daughter! You have crushed me completely! You have destroyed me, for I made a solemn promise to the Lord and I can't go back on it.”