What event followed the murder of Amnon in the sequence?

• A. David has to retreat from Jerusalem
• B. Absalom lays with David's concubines
• C. Absalom is murdered by Joab
• D. The child dies

Answer: (A)

After Amnon is murdered, the story moves into the fallout within David’s family and the political crisis that follows. Absalom’s rebellion then becomes the next major turning point, forcing David to flee the capital. That sequence—Amnon’s murder leading to Absalom’s challenge and David’s exile—is why the event described as following the murder is David retreating from Jerusalem. The other options describe events that happen later or in a different thread of the narrative (for example, Absalom’s public act with David’s concubines occurs during the rebellion, not immediately after the murder; the child’s death and Absalom’s own death come even later in the storyline).