2 Samuel 13:7

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

Then David sent word to Tamar at the palace: “Please go to the house of Amnon your brother and prepare a meal 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.

Bible in Basic English

Then David sent to the house for Tamar and said, Go now to your brother Amnon's house and get a meal for him.

Douay-Rheims 1899

Then David sent home to Thamar, saying: Come to the house of thy brother Amnon, and make him a mess.

Free Bible Version

Then David sent a message to Tamar at the palace: “Please be so kind as to go to the house of your brother Amnon and make him some food.”

Geneva Bible 1599

Then Dauid sent home to Tamar, saying, Goe now to thy brother Amnons house, and dresse him meate.

King James (Authorized) Version

Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go now to thy brother Amnon’s house, and dress him meat.

Translation for Translators

So David sent a message to Tamar in the palace, saying “Amnon is sick and he wants you to go to his house and prepare some food for him.”

Unlocked Literal Bible

Then David sent word to Tamar at his palace, saying, “Go now to your brother Amnon's house and prepare food for him.”

Noah Webster Bible

Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go now to thy brother Amnon's house, and dress meat for him.

World English Bible

Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, “Go now to your brother Amnon’s house, and prepare food for him.”

Young's Literal Translation

And David sendeth unto Tamar, to the house, saying, 'Go, I pray thee, to the house of Amnon thy brother, and make for him food.'

Context

Amnon and Tamar

⁶So Amnon lay down and feigned illness. When the king came to see him, Amnon said, “Please let my sister Tamar come and make a couple of cakes in my sight, so that I may eat from her hand.”⁷Then David sent word to Tamar at the palace: “Please go to the house of Amnon your brother and prepare a meal for him.”

Summary

In this verse, Amnon, King David's son, deceitfully asks his father to send Tamar, his half-sister, to prepare food for him. This request was made under false pretenses as Amnon had sinful intentions towards Tamar. The narrative sets the stage for the tragic events that follow, revealing the consequences of lust, deception, and abuse within David's family. It serves as a cautionary tale about the destructive nature of unchecked desires and the importance of discernment in relationships.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

Then David sent home to Tamar,.... Who perhaps was not in the king's palace, but at her brother Absalom's house, Sa2 13:20, saying, go now to thy brother Amnon's house; who also had a separate house and equipage, being the king's son, and his eldest son: and dress him meat; such as he may desire, and his stomach will bear.