is over. A dreadful blow is dealt the love of brother and sister,
who are ignorant of the bonds of kinship uniting Amnon and
Peninnah. Repulsed by Tamar, for he knows not what reason, Amnon
leaves Jerusalem, despair in his heart.

All is not lost yet. Maltreated by his own son and plagued by
remorse, Achan confesses his misdeeds to the alleged Azrikam, and
reveals his real origin to him. Furious, Azrikam thinks of
nothing but to get rid of his father. He sets his father's house
afire, but, before his death, Achan makes a confession to the
court. Everything is disclosed, and everything is cleared up.
Tamar, now made aware of the error she has committed, is
inconsolable at having separated from Amnon.

Meantime the political events take their course. The brave king
Hezekiah carries on the struggle against his minister Shebnah,
who desires to surrender the capital to the Assyrians. The
miraculous defeat of the enemy at the gates of Jerusalem assures
the triumph of Hezekiah. Peace and justice are established once
more.

During this time, Amnon, taken prisoner in war and sold as slave
to a master living on one of the Ionian isles, has found his
father Jorara there. Both together succeed in making good their
escape, and they return to Jerusalem.

The joy of the Holy City delivered from the invader coincides
with the joy of the two reunited families, whose cherished wishes
are realized. The loves of Tamar and Amnon, and Teman and
Peninnah, triumph.