2 Samuel 13:6

Holman Christian Standard Bible

So Amnon lay down and pretended to be sick. When the king came to see him, Amnon said to him, “Please let my sister Tamar come and make a couple of cakes in my presence so I can eat from her hand.”

Cross References

Genesis 18:6

So Abraham hurried into the tent and said to Sarah, “Quick! Knead three measures of fine flour and make bread.”

2 Samuel 13:5

Jonadab said to him, “Lie down on your bed and pretend you’re sick. When your father comes to see you, say to him, ‘Please let my sister Tamar come and give me something to eat. Let her prepare food in my presence so I can watch and eat from her hand.’ ”

2 Samuel 13:7

David sent word to Tamar at the palace: “Please go to your brother Amnon’s house and prepare a meal for him.”

Matthew 13:33

He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into 50 pounds of flour until it spread through all of it.”