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Connecting Statement:
This is the beginning of the account of the rebellion led by Absalom, David's son, which runs through 2 Samuel 19. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/writing-intro)
It came about after this
"It happened after this." This phrase is used to introduce a new event to the story. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/writing-newevent)
David's son Absalom had a beautiful sister whose name was Tamar ... Amnon loved her
Absalom, Amnon, and Tamar had all been born before the events in 1 Samuel 11-12. It was after those events that Amnon fell in love with Tamar.
Absalom ... had a beautiful sister whose name was Tamar, and ... Amnon loved her.
The writer is introducing the people that the following account is about. Absalom (1 Samuel 3:2) is introduced first because the larger account, through 2 Samuel 19, is about him. Tamar and Amnon (1 Samuel 3:2) are not as important to the larger account and so are introduced after Absalom. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/writing-intro)