2 Samuel 13:6

Good News Translation

So Amnon pretended that he was sick and went to bed. King David went to see him, and Amnon said to him, “Please let Tamar come and make a few cakes here where I can see her, and then serve them to me herself.”

Cross References

Genesis 18:6

Abraham hurried into the tent and said to Sarah, “Quick, take a sack of your best flour, and bake some bread.”

2 Samuel 13:5

Jonadab said to him, “Pretend that you are sick and go to bed. When your father comes to see you, say to him, ‘Please ask my sister Tamar to come and feed me. I want her to fix the food here where I can see her, and then serve it to me herself.’”

2 Samuel 13:7

So David sent word to Tamar in the palace: “Go to Amnon's house and fix him some food.”

Matthew 13:33

Jesus told them still another parable: “The Kingdom of heaven is like this. A woman takes some yeast and mixes it with a bushel of flour until the whole batch of dough rises.”