So Amnon lay down, and pretended to be sick: and when the king had come to see him, Amnon said unto the king, I pray you, let Tamar my sister come, and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat from her hand.
2 Samuel 13:7 - King James 2000 Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go now to your brother Amnon’s house, and prepare him food. 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, and pretended to be sick: and when the king had come to see him, Amnon said unto the king, I pray you, let Tamar my sister come, and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat from her hand.
So Tamar went to her brother Amnon’s house; and he was lying down. And she took flour, and kneaded it, and made cakes in his sight, and did bake the cakes.
And David made himself houses in the city of David, and prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent.