So Amnon lay down, and made himself sick: and when the king was come to see him, Amnon said unto the king, I pray thee, let Tamar my sister come, and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat at her hand.
2 Samuel 13:7 - King James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go now to thy brother Amnon's house, and dress him meat. Matoleo zaidiAmplified 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. English Standard Version 2016 Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, “Go to your brother Amnon’s house and prepare food for him.” |
So Amnon lay down, and made himself sick: and when the king was come to see him, Amnon said unto the king, I pray thee, let Tamar my sister come, and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat at her hand.
So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house; and he was laid down. And she took flour, and kneaded it, and made cakes in his sight, and did bake the cakes.
And David made him houses in the city of David, and prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent.