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When the king came to see him, Amnon said to him, &#8220I would like my sister Tamar to come and make some special bread in my sight, so I may eat from her hand.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/2_samuel/13.htm">New Living Translation</a> So Amnon lay down and pretended to be sick. And when the king came to see him, Amnon asked him, “Please let my sister Tamar come and cook my favorite dish as I watch. Then I can eat it from her own hands.” <a href="/esv/2_samuel/13.htm">English Standard Version</a> So Amnon lay down and pretended to be ill. And when the king came to see him, Amnon said to the king, “Please let my sister Tamar come and make a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat from her hand.” <a href="/bsb/2_samuel/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> So 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.” <a href="/kjv/2_samuel/13.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/2_samuel/13.htm">New King James Version</a> Then Amnon lay down and pretended to be ill; and when the king came to see him, Amnon said to the king, “Please let Tamar my sister come and make a couple of cakes for me in my sight, that I may eat from her hand.” <a href="/nasb_/2_samuel/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> So Amnon lay down and pretended to be ill; when the king came to see him, Amnon said to the king, “Please have my sister Tamar come and make me a couple of pastries in my sight, so that I may eat from her hand.” <a href="/nasb/2_samuel/13.htm">NASB 1995</a> So Amnon lay down and pretended to be ill; when the king came to see him, Amnon said to the king, &#8220Please let my sister Tamar come and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat from her hand.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/2_samuel/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a> So Amnon lay down and pretended to be ill; 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 my sight, that I may eat from her hand.” <a href="/lsb/2_samuel/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> So Amnon lay down and pretended to be ill; and the king came to see him, and Amnon said to the king, “Please let my sister Tamar come and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat from her hand.” <a href="/amp/2_samuel/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a> 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 my sight, so that I may eat from her hand.” <a href="/csb/2_samuel/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> So Amnon lay down and pretended to be sick. When the king came to see him, Amnon said to him, “Please let my sister Tamar come and make a couple of cakes in my presence so I can eat from her hand.” <a href="/hcsb/2_samuel/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> So Amnon lay down and pretended to be sick. When the king came to see him, Amnon said to him, &#8220Please let my sister Tamar come and make a couple of cakes in my presence so I can eat from her hand.&#8221 <a href="/asv/2_samuel/13.htm">American Standard Version</a> So Amnon lay down, and feigned himself sick: and when the king was come to see him, Amnon said unto the king, Let my sister Tamar come, I pray thee, and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat from her hand. <a href="/cev/2_samuel/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> So Amnon went to bed and pretended to be sick. When the king came to see him, Amnon said, "Please, ask Tamar to come over. She can make some special bread while I watch, and then she can serve it to me." <a href="/erv/2_samuel/13.htm">English Revised Version</a> So Amnon lay down, and feigned himself sick: and when the king was come to see him, Amnon said unto the king, Let my sister Tamar come, I pray thee, and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat at her hand. <a href="/gwt/2_samuel/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> So Amnon lay down and acted sick, and the king came to see him. Amnon asked the king, "Please let my sister Tamar come and make some bread in front of me, and she can feed me." <a href="/gnt/2_samuel/13.htm">Good News Translation</a> So Amnon pretended that he was sick and went to bed. King David went to see him, and Amnon said to him, "Please let Tamar come and make a few cakes here where I can see her, and then serve them to me herself." <a href="/isv/2_samuel/13.htm">International Standard Version</a> So Amnon lay down and faked being sick. When the king came to visit him, Amnon asked the king, "Please let my sister Tamar come and make some of her bread especially for me, so she can feed it to me personally." <a href="/msb/2_samuel/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> So 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.? <a href="/net/2_samuel/13.htm">NET Bible</a> So Amnon lay down and pretended to be sick. When the king came in to see him, Amnon said to the king, "Please let my sister Tamar come in so she can make a couple of cakes in my sight. Then I will eat from her hand." <a href="/nheb/2_samuel/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> So Amnon lay down and faked being sick. 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 my sight, that I may eat from her hand." <a href="/wbt/2_samuel/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> So Amnon lay down and made himself sick: and when the king came to see him, Amnon said to the king, I pray thee, let Tamar my sister come, and make for me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat at her hand. <a href="/web/2_samuel/13.htm">World English Bible</a> So Amnon lay down and faked being sick. 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 my sight, that I may eat from her hand.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_samuel/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And Amnon lies down, and feigns himself sick, and the king comes in to see him, and Amnon says to the king, “Please let my sister Tamar come, and she makes two cakes before my eyes, and I eat from her hand.” <a href="/ylt/2_samuel/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And Amnon lieth down, and feigneth himself sick, and the king cometh in to see him, and Amnon saith unto the king, 'Let, I pray thee, Tamar my sister come, and she maketh before mine eyes two cakes, and I eat from her hand.' <a href="/slt/2_samuel/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Amnon will lie down and be sick: and the king will come to see him, and Amnon will say to the king, Will Tamar my sister come now, and she shall make before mine eyes two cakes, and I will eat from her hand.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_samuel/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> So Amnon lay down, and made as if he were sick: and when the king came to visit him, Amnon said to the king: I pray thee let my sister Thamar come, and make in my sight two little messes, that I may eat at her hand. <a href="/cpdv/2_samuel/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And so, Amnon lay down, and he began to act as if he were ill. And when the king had come to visit him, Amnon said to the king, “I beg you to let my sister Tamar come to me, and make in my sight two little portions of food, so that I take it from her hand.” <a href="/nabre/2_samuel/13.htm">New American Bible</a> So Amnon lay down and pretended to be sick. When the king came to visit him, Amnon said to the king, “Please let my sister Tamar come and prepare some fried cakes before my eyes, that I may take food from her hand.” <a href="/nrsvce/2_samuel/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> So Amnon lay down, and pretended to be ill; and when the king came to see him, Amnon said to the king, “Please let my sister Tamar come and make a couple of cakes in my sight, so that I may eat from her hand.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_samuel/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> So Amnon lay down and pretended to be sick; and when the king came to see him, Amnon said to the king, Let Tamar my sister come and make me a couple of cakes in my sight that I may eat from her hand. <a href="/hpbt/2_samuel/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And Khamnun lay down and he became ill and the King came to see him Khamnun said to the King: “Let Tamar my sister come to me and she will make two hearts before my eyes and I shall eat from her hands”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_samuel/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> So Amnon lay down, and feigned himself sick; and when the king was come to see him, Amnon said unto the king: 'Let my sister Tamar come, I pray thee, and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat at her hand.' <a href="/sep/2_samuel/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> So Ammon lay down, and made himself sick; and the king came in to see him: and Amnon said to the king, Let, I pray thee, my sister Themar come to me, and make a couple of cakes in my sight, and I will eat them at her hand. <a href="/parallel/2_samuel/13-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_0ajZHUzMKw?start=3274" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/13.htm">Amnon and Tamar</a> …5Jonadab told him, “Lie down on your bed and pretend you are ill. When your father comes to see you, say to him, ‘Please let my sister Tamar come and give me something to eat. Let her prepare it in my sight so I may watch her and eat it from her hand.’ ” 6<a href="/hebrew/550.htm" title="550: ’am·nō·wn (N-proper-ms) -- Faithful, two Isr. Or uamiynown; from 'aman; faithful; Amnon, a son of David.">So Amnon</a> <a href="/hebrew/7901.htm" title="7901: way·yiš·kaḇ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To lie down. A primitive root; to lie down.">lay down</a> <a href="/hebrew/2470.htm" title="2470: way·yiṯ·ḥāl (Conj-w:: V-Hitpael-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to be rubbed or worn; hence to be weak, sick, afflicted; or to grieve, make sick; also to stroke, entreat.">and feigned illness.</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">When the king</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·yā·ḇō (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">came</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: lir·’ō·ṯōw (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">to see him,</a> <a href="/hebrew/550.htm" title="550: ’am·nō·wn (N-proper-ms) -- Faithful, two Isr. Or uamiynown; from 'aman; faithful; Amnon, a son of David.">Amnon</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4994.htm" title="4994: nā (Interjection) -- I (we) pray, now. ">“Please</a> <a href="/hebrew/269.htm" title="269: ’ă·ḥō·ṯî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Sister. Irregular feminine of 'ach; a sister (like 'Ezrachiy), literally and figuratively).">let my sister</a> <a href="/hebrew/3823.htm" title="3823: ū·ṯə·lab·bêḇ (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjImperf-3fs) -- A primitive root; properly, to be enclosed; by implication to unheart, i.e. transport, or stultify; also to make cakes."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8559.htm" title="8559: tā·mār (N-proper-fs) -- The same as tamar; Tamar, the name of three women and a place.">Tamar</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: tā·ḇō·w- (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">come</a> <a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: šə·tê (Number-fdc) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold.">and make a couple</a> <a href="/hebrew/3834.htm" title="3834: lə·ḇi·ḇō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Cakes. Or rather lbibah; from labab in its original sense of fatness; a cake.">of cakes</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: lə·‘ê·nay (Prep-l:: N-cdc:: 1cs) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">in my sight,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1262.htm" title="1262: wə·’eḇ·reh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf.h-1cs) -- To eat. A primitive root; to select; also to feed; also to render clear.">so that I may eat</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: mî·yā·ḏāh (Prep-m:: N-fsc:: 3fs) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">from her hand.”</a> 7Then David sent word to Tamar at the palace: “Please go to the house of Amnon your brother and prepare a meal for him.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/genesis/34-1.htm">Genesis 34:1-31</a> Now Dinah, the daughter Leah had borne to Jacob, went out to visit the daughters of the land. / When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the region, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force. / And his soul was drawn to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob. He loved the young girl and spoke to her tenderly. ... <a href="/judges/19-22.htm">Judges 19:22-30</a> While they were enjoying themselves, suddenly the wicked men of the city surrounded the house. Pounding on the door, they said to the old man who owned the house, “Bring out the man who came to your house, so we can have relations with him!” / The owner of the house went out and said to them, “No, my brothers, do not do this wicked thing! After all, this man is a guest in my house. Do not commit this outrage. / Look, let me bring out my virgin daughter and the man’s concubine, and you can use them and do with them as you wish. But do not do such a vile thing to this man.” ... <a href="/2_samuel/11-1.htm">2 Samuel 11:1-27</a> In the spring, at the time when kings march out to war, David sent out Joab and his servants with the whole army of Israel. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah, but David remained in Jerusalem. / One evening David got up from his bed and strolled around on the roof of the palace. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing—a very beautiful woman. / So David sent and inquired about the woman, and he was told, “This is Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite.” ... <a href="/1_kings/21-1.htm">1 Kings 21:1-16</a> Some time after these events, Naboth the Jezreelite owned a vineyard in Jezreel next to the palace of Ahab king of Samaria. / So Ahab said to Naboth, “Give me your vineyard to use as a vegetable garden, since it is next to my palace. I will give you a better vineyard in its place—or if you prefer, I will give you its value in silver.” / But Naboth replied, “The LORD forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers.” ... <a href="/genesis/39-7.htm">Genesis 39:7-20</a> and after some time his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph and said, “Sleep with me.” / But he refused. “Look,” he said to his master’s wife, “with me here, my master does not concern himself with anything in his house, and he has entrusted everything he owns to my care. / No one in this house is greater than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. So how could I do such a great evil and sin against God?” ... <a href="/proverbs/7-6.htm">Proverbs 7:6-23</a> For at the window of my house I looked through the lattice. / I saw among the simple, I noticed among the youths, a young man lacking judgment, / crossing the street near her corner, strolling down the road to her house, ... <a href="/matthew/14-1.htm">Matthew 14:1-12</a> At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the reports about Jesus / and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.” / Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, ... <a href="/mark/6-17.htm">Mark 6:17-29</a> For Herod himself had ordered that John be arrested and bound and imprisoned, on account of his brother Philip’s wife Herodias, whom Herod had married. / For John had been telling Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife!” / So Herodias held a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But she had been unable, ... <a href="/luke/15-11.htm">Luke 15:11-32</a> Then Jesus said, “There was a man who had two sons. / The younger son said to him, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them. / After a few days, the younger son got everything together and journeyed to a distant country, where he squandered his wealth in wild living. ... <a href="/1_corinthians/5-1.htm">1 Corinthians 5:1-5</a> It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is intolerable even among pagans: A man has his father’s wife. / And you are proud! Shouldn’t you rather have been stricken with grief and have removed from your fellowship the man who did this? / Although I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, and I have already pronounced judgment on the one who did this, just as if I were present. ... <a href="/ephesians/5-3.htm">Ephesians 5:3-5</a> But among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed. / Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk, or crude joking, which are out of character, but rather thanksgiving. / For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person (that is, an idolater) has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. <a href="/galatians/5-19.htm">Galatians 5:19-21</a> The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; / idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, / and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. <a href="/romans/13-13.htm">Romans 13:13-14</a> Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy. / Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh. <a href="/1_thessalonians/4-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:3-7</a> For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality; / each of you must know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, / not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God; ... <a href="/1_corinthians/6-9.htm">1 Corinthians 6:9-10</a> Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts, / nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>So Amnon lay down, and made himself sick: and when the king was come to see him, Amnon said to the king, I pray you, let Tamar my sister come, and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat at her hand.make me<a href="/genesis/18-6.htm">Genesis 18:6</a> And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth.<a href="/matthew/13-33.htm">Matthew 13:33</a> Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_samuel/13-4.htm">Amnon</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-18.htm">Cakes</a> <a href="/judges/19-10.htm">Couple</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-5.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/1_samuel/21-13.htm">Feigned</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-5.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-2.htm">Ill</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-5.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-5.htm">Please</a> <a href="/1_samuel/21-13.htm">Pretended</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-5.htm">Sick</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-5.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-5.htm">Sister</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-5.htm">Tamar</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_samuel/13-7.htm">Amnon</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-8.htm">Cakes</a> <a href="/2_samuel/16-1.htm">Couple</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-9.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/job/8-18.htm">Feigned</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-10.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-1.htm">Ill</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-14.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-13.htm">Please</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-5.htm">Pretended</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-1.htm">Sick</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-8.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-11.htm">Sister</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-7.htm">Tamar</a><div class="vheading2">2 Samuel 13</div>1. <a href="/2_samuel/13-1.htm">Amnon loving Tamar, by Jonadab's counsel feigning himself sick, ravishes her.</a> 15. <a href="/2_samuel/13-15.htm">He hates her, and shamefully turns her away</a> 19. <a href="/2_samuel/13-19.htm">Absalom entertains her, and conceals his purpose</a> 23. <a href="/2_samuel/13-23.htm">At a sheep-shearing among all the king's sons, he kills Amnon</a> 31. <a href="/2_samuel/13-31.htm">David grieving at the news, is comforted by Jonadab</a> 37. <a href="/2_samuel/13-37.htm">Absalom flies to Talmai at Geshur</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_samuel/13.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_samuel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_samuel/13.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>So Amnon lay down and feigned illness. Amnon, the firstborn son of King David, uses deception to achieve his desires. This act of feigning illness is a premeditated plan to manipulate his father, King David, into granting him access to Tamar. The use of deceit here echoes the broader theme of sin and its consequences, which is prevalent throughout the narrative of David's family. This act of deception can be compared to other biblical instances where deceit leads to significant consequences, such as Jacob deceiving Isaac (Genesis 27).When the king came to see him, King David, as a father, shows concern for his son by visiting him. This reflects the familial relationships and responsibilities in ancient Israelite culture, where the king also acts as a father figure. David's visit indicates his unawareness of Amnon's true intentions, highlighting a recurring theme of blindness or ignorance to sin within one's own family, as seen in Eli's relationship with his sons (<a href="/1_samuel/2-12.htm">1 Samuel 2:12-25</a>).Amnon said, “Please let my sister Tamar come and make a couple of cakes in my sight, Amnon's request is specific and calculated, using familial terms to mask his ulterior motives. The mention of "cakes" refers to a type of bread or pastry, which in the cultural context, was a common food item. The request for Tamar to make them "in my sight" is a manipulative tactic to isolate her, setting the stage for his subsequent actions. This phrase foreshadows the violation of familial trust and the breakdown of moral order within David's house, reminiscent of the consequences of David's own sin with Bathsheba (2 Samuel 11).so that I may eat from her hand.” This request for Tamar to feed him directly is an intimate act, further illustrating Amnon's inappropriate intentions. In the cultural context, eating from someone's hand could signify trust and closeness, which Amnon exploits for his own desires. This act of betrayal within the family unit is a microcosm of the larger theme of sin's destructive power, as seen in the broader narrative of David's reign and its impact on his descendants. The violation of trust here parallels the betrayal of Jesus by Judas, where a close relationship is marred by treachery (<a href="/matthew/26-14.htm">Matthew 26:14-16</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/a/amnon.htm">Amnon</a> The eldest son of King David, who harbors an illicit desire for his half-sister Tamar. 2. <a href="/topical/t/tamar.htm">Tamar</a> The daughter of King David and sister of Absalom, known for her beauty and innocence. 3. <a href="/topical/k/king_david.htm">King David</a> The ruler of Israel, father to both Amnon and Tamar, who is unwittingly drawn into Amnon's deceit. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_deception.htm">The Deception</a> Amnon feigns illness to manipulate his father and sister, setting the stage for his sinful actions. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_royal_household.htm">The Royal Household</a> The setting is within the palace, highlighting the personal and familial nature of the events.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_deceptive_nature_of_sin.htm">The Deceptive Nature of Sin</a> Sin often begins with deception, both of oneself and others. Amnon's feigned illness is a reminder of how sin can disguise itself as something innocent or necessary. <a href="/topical/g/guarding_the_heart.htm">Guarding the Heart</a> Amnon's actions stem from unchecked desires. Believers are called to guard their hearts and minds, aligning their desires with God's will. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a> Amnon's deceit leads to devastating consequences for himself and his family. This serves as a warning of the far-reaching impact of sin. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_authority.htm">The Role of Authority</a> David's role as a father and king is compromised by his inability to discern Amnon's intentions. Leaders must seek wisdom and discernment to protect those under their care. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_integrity.htm">The Importance of Integrity</a> Tamar's innocence contrasts with Amnon's deceit, highlighting the value of maintaining integrity and purity in all relationships.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_samuel_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Samuel 13</a> <a href="/q/what_occurred_with_amnon_and_tamar.htm">What happened between Amnon and Tamar in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/was_abijah's_mother_michaiah_or_maachah.htm">What was King Abijah's mother's name: Michaiah (2 Chronicles 13:2) or Maachah (2 Chronicles 11:20), given Absalom's only daughter was Tamar (2 Samuel 14:27)?</a> <a href="/q/why_no_divine_judgment_on_amnon.htm">Why is there no direct divine judgment against Amnon for his actions in 2 Samuel 13:1-14?</a> <a href="/q/why_did_david_use_subterfuge_for_absalom.htm">2 Samuel 14:21-24: Why would David, a supposedly just king, rely on subterfuge rather than open negotiation to resolve Absalom's banishment?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_samuel/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) That I may eat at her hand.--This request from an invalid seemed natural, and was readily granted.Sent home.--Literally, into the house; i.e., to the private apartments of the women--the harem. <a href="/commentaries/2_samuel/13-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>So Amnon אַמְנ֖וֹן (’am·nō·wn) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_550.htm">Strong's 550: </a> Amnon -- 'faithful', two Israelites lay down וַיִּשְׁכַּ֥ב (way·yiš·kaḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7901.htm">Strong's 7901: </a> To lie down and feigned illness. וַיִּתְחָ֑ל (way·yiṯ·ḥāl) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2470.htm">Strong's 2470: </a> To be weak or sick When the king הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king came וַיָּבֹ֨א (way·yā·ḇō) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go to see him, לִרְאֹת֗וֹ (lir·’ō·ṯōw) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see Amnon אַמְנ֤וֹן (’am·nō·wn) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_550.htm">Strong's 550: </a> Amnon -- 'faithful', two Israelites said, וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “Please נָ֞א (nā) Interjection <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4994.htm">Strong's 4994: </a> I pray', 'now', 'then' let my sister אֲחֹתִ֗י (’ă·ḥō·ṯî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_269.htm">Strong's 269: </a> Sister -- a sister Tamar תָּמָ֣ר (tā·mār) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8559.htm">Strong's 8559: </a> Tamar -- daughter-in-law of Judah, also two Israelite women, also a place South of the Dead Sea come תָּֽבוֹא־ (tā·ḇō·w-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go and make a couple שְׁתֵּ֣י (šə·tê) Number - fdc <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8147.htm">Strong's 8147: </a> Two (a cardinal number) of cakes לְבִב֔וֹת (lə·ḇi·ḇō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3834.htm">Strong's 3834: </a> A cake in my sight, לְעֵינַי֙ (lə·‘ê·nay) Preposition-l | Noun - cdc | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> An eye, a fountain so that I may eat וְאֶבְרֶ֖ה (wə·’eḇ·reh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1262.htm">Strong's 1262: </a> To select, to feed, to render clear from her hand.” מִיָּדָֽהּ׃ (mî·yā·ḏāh) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> A hand <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_samuel/13-6.htm">2 Samuel 13:6 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_samuel/13-6.htm">2 Samuel 13:6 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_samuel/13-6.htm">2 Samuel 13:6 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_samuel/13-6.htm">2 Samuel 13:6 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_samuel/13-6.htm">2 Samuel 13:6 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_samuel/13-6.htm">2 Samuel 13:6 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_samuel/13-6.htm">2 Samuel 13:6 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_samuel/13-6.htm">2 Samuel 13:6 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_samuel/13-6.htm">2 Samuel 13:6 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_samuel/13-6.htm">2 Samuel 13:6 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-6.htm">OT History: 2 Samuel 13:6 So Amnon lay down and feigned himself (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_samuel/13-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Samuel 13:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 13:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_samuel/13-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Samuel 13:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 13:7" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>