So Amnon lay down in bed and acted like he was sick. King David came in to see Amnon. Amnon said to King David, “Please let my sister Tamar come in. Let her make two cakes for me while I watch. Then I can eat from her hands.”
2 Samuel 13:7 - Easy To Read Version David sent messengers to Tamar’s house. The messengers told Tamar, “Go to your brother Amnon’s house and make some food for him.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go now to thy brother Amnon's house, and dress him meat. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then David sent home and told Tamar, Go now to your brother Amnon's house and prepare food for him. American Standard Version (1901) Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go now to thy brother Amnon’s house, and dress him food. Common English Bible David sent word to Tamar at the palace: “Please go to your brother Amnon’s house and prepare some food for him.” Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, David sent home to Tamar, saying, "Come to the house of your brother Amnon, and make a small meal for him." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Then David sent home to Thamar, saying. Come to the house of thy brother Amnon, and make him a mess. |
So Amnon lay down in bed and acted like he was sick. King David came in to see Amnon. Amnon said to King David, “Please let my sister Tamar come in. Let her make two cakes for me while I watch. Then I can eat from her hands.”
So Tamar went to the house of her brother Amnon. Amnon was in bed. Tamar took some dough, pressed it together with her hands, and cooked the cakes. She did this while Amnon watched.
David built houses for himself in the City of David. {\cf2\super [150]} Then he built a place to put the Box of the Agreement. {\cf2\super [151]} He set up a tent for it.