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2 i Samuelit 13:5

Atëherë Jonadabi i tha: "Rri në shtrat dhe bëj sikur je i sëmurë; kur të vijë yt atë të të shikojë, thuaji: "Bëj, të lutem, që motra ime Tamara të vijë të më japë të ha dhe ta përgatisë ushqimin në praninë time, në mënyrë që unë ta shikoj dhe ta marr nga duart e saj"".

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Adultery;   Jonadab;   Lasciviousness;   Seduction;   Tamar;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Amnon;   Jonadab;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Absalom;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Family Life and Relations;   Friend, Friendship;   Woman;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Jehonadab;   Tamar;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Abimelech;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Amnon;   Rape;   Samuel, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Make;   Samuel, Books of;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Amnon ;   Jonadab ;   Tamar ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Absalom;   Amnon;   David;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Am'non;   Jon'adab;   Marriage;   Ta'mar;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Feign;   Jehonadab;   Make;   Samuel, Books of;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Absalom;  

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Lay thee: 2 Samuel 16:21-23, 2 Samuel 17:1-4, Psalms 50:18, Psalms 50:19, Proverbs 19:27, Mark 6:24, Mark 6:25, Acts 23:15

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Jonadab said unto him,.... Being a subtle man, he presently formed a scheme to relieve him, and open a way for the enjoyment of what he desired:

lay thee down on thy bed, and make thyself sick; feign thyself sick, pretend that thou art so, by lying down on the bed, and making complaints of one kind or another:

and when thy father cometh to see thee; as he quickly would, after hearing of his illness, being very affectionate to his children:

say unto him, I pray thee let, my sister Tamar come, and give me meat; here he is directed to call her not Absalom's sister, but his own, the more to cover his ill design upon her:

and dress the meat in my sight, that I may see [it], and eat [it] at her hand; pretending that his stomach was very weak and squeamish, that he could not eat anything which his servants dressed for him, and which he did not see done with his own eyes.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Make thyself sick - “Feign thyself to be ill.” (Compare 2 Samuel 14:2.)

That I may see it - He was to feign that he could not fancy anything that came from the kitchen, but that if he saw it cooked he should be able to eat it.


 
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