2 Samuel 13:6

New American Bible - revised edition

So Amnon lay down and pretended to be sick. When the king came to visit him, Amnon said to the king, “Please let my sister Tamar come and prepare some fried cakes before my eyes, that I may take food from her hand.”

Cross References

Genesis 18:6

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

2 Samuel 13:5

Then Jonadab replied, “Lie down on your bed and pretend to be sick. When your father comes to visit you, say to him, ‘Please let my sister Tamar come and encourage me to take food. If she prepares something in my presence, for me to see, I will eat it from her hand.’”

2 Samuel 13:7

David then sent home a message to Tamar, “Please go to the house of your brother Amnon and prepare some food for him.”

Matthew 13:33

He spoke to them another parable. “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed with three measures of wheat flour until the whole batch was leavened.” The Use of Parables.