2 Samuel 13:5

Catholic Public Domain Version

And Jonadab said to him: "Lie down upon your bed, and feign sickness. And when your father will come to visit you, say to him: 'I ask you to let my sister Tamar come to me, so that she may give me food, and may make a small meal, so that I may eat it from her hand.' "

Cross References

2 Samuel 13:4

And he said to him: "Why are you becoming so thin from day to day, O son of the king? Why won't you tell me?" And Amnon said to him, "I am in love with Tamar, the sister of my brother Absalom."

2 Samuel 13:6

And so, Amnon lay down, and he began to act as if he were ill. And when the king had come to visit him, Amnon said to the king, "I beg you to let my sister Tamar come to me, and make in my sight two little portions of food, so that I take it from her hand."

2 Samuel 16:21

And Ahithophel said to Absalom: "Enter to the concubines of your father, whom he left behind in order to care for the house. Thus, when all of Israel will hear that you disgraced your father, their hands may be strengthened with you."

Proverbs 19:27

Son, do not cease listening to doctrine, and do not be ignorant of the sermons of knowledge.

Acts 23:15

Therefore, with the council, you should now give notice to the tribune, so that he may bring him to you, as if you intended to determine something else about him. But before he approaches, we have made preparations to put him to death."