So Amnon lay down and pretended to be sick, and when the king came to see him, Amnon said to the king, “Please let my sister Tamar come and make me a couple of cakes in front of me so I may eat from her hand.”
2 Samuel 13:7 - Tree of Life Version Then David sent someone to the house for Tamar saying, “Go now to your brother Amnon’s house and prepare bread 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 and pretended to be sick, and when the king came to see him, Amnon said to the king, “Please let my sister Tamar come and make me a couple of cakes in front of me so I may eat from her hand.”
So Tamar went to her brother Amnon’s house while he was lying down. She took dough, kneaded it, made cakes in front of him and baked the cakes.
David built houses made for himself in the City of David; he then prepared a place for the Ark of God and pitched a tent for it.