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2 Samuel 13:7
Then David sent to the house for Tamar and said, Go now to your brother Amnon's house and get a meal for him.
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Christian Standard Bible®
David sent word to Tamar at the palace: “Please go to your brother Amnon’s house and prepare a meal for him.”
David sent word to Tamar at the palace: “Please go to your brother Amnon’s house and prepare a meal for him.”
Hebrew Names Version
Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go now to your brother Amnon's house, and dress him food.
Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go now to your brother Amnon's house, and dress him food.
King James Version
Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go now to thy brother Amnon's house, and dress him meat.
Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go now to thy brother Amnon's house, and dress him meat.
Lexham English Bible
So David sent to the house for Tamar, saying, "Please go to the house of Amnon your brother and prepare food for him."
So David sent to the house for Tamar, saying, "Please go to the house of Amnon your brother and prepare food for him."
English Standard Version
Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, "Go to your brother Amnon's house and prepare food for him."
Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, "Go to your brother Amnon's house and prepare food for him."
New Century Version
David sent for Tamar in the palace, saying, "Go to your brother Amnon's house and make some food for him."
David sent for Tamar in the palace, saying, "Go to your brother Amnon's house and make some food for him."
New English Translation
So David sent Tamar to the house saying, "Please go to the house of Amnon your brother and prepare some food for him."
So David sent Tamar to the house saying, "Please go to the house of Amnon your brother and prepare some food for him."
Amplified Bible
Then David sent word to the house for Tamar, saying, "Go now to your brother Amnon's house, and prepare some food for him."
Then David sent word to the house for Tamar, saying, "Go now to your brother Amnon's house, and prepare some food for him."
New American Standard Bible
Then David sent a messenger to the house for Tamar, saying, "Go now to your brother Amnon's house, and prepare food for him."
Then David sent a messenger to the house for Tamar, saying, "Go now to your brother Amnon's house, and prepare food for him."
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then Dauid sent home to Tamar, saying, Goe now to thy brother Amnons house, and dresse him meate.
Then Dauid sent home to Tamar, saying, Goe now to thy brother Amnons house, and dresse him meate.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then David sent to the house for Tamar, saying, "Go now to your brother Amnon's house, and prepare food for him."
Then David sent to the house for Tamar, saying, "Go now to your brother Amnon's house, and prepare food for him."
Contemporary English Version
David told Tamar, "Go over to Amnon's house and fix him some food."
David told Tamar, "Go over to Amnon's house and fix him some food."
Complete Jewish Bible
David sent this instruction home to Tamar: "Go now to your brother Amnon's house, and prepare him some food."
David sent this instruction home to Tamar: "Go now to your brother Amnon's house, and prepare him some food."
Darby Translation
And David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go, I pray thee, to thy brother Amnon's house, and dress him food.
And David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go, I pray thee, to thy brother Amnon's house, and dress him food.
Easy-to-Read Version
David sent messengers to Tamar's house. They told her, "Go to your brother Amnon's house and make some food for him."
David sent messengers to Tamar's house. They told her, "Go to your brother Amnon's house and make some food for him."
George Lamsa Translation
Then David sent for Tamar, and said to her, Go now to your brother Amnons house and prepare food for him.
Then David sent for Tamar, and said to her, Go now to your brother Amnons house and prepare food for him.
Good News Translation
So David sent word to Tamar in the palace: "Go to Amnon's house and fix him some food."
So David sent word to Tamar in the palace: "Go to Amnon's house and fix him some food."
Literal Translation
And David sent home to Tamar, saying, Please go to the house of your brother Amnon and make food for him.
And David sent home to Tamar, saying, Please go to the house of your brother Amnon and make food for him.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then sent Dauid for Thamar in to the house, and sayde vnto her: Go thy waye to thy brother Ammons house, & make him a meece of meate.
Then sent Dauid for Thamar in to the house, and sayde vnto her: Go thy waye to thy brother Ammons house, & make him a meece of meate.
American Standard Version
Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go now to thy brother Amnon's house, and dress him food.
Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go now to thy brother Amnon's house, and dress him food.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then Dauid sent home to Thamar, saying: Go now to thy brother Amnos house, and dresse him meate.
Then Dauid sent home to Thamar, saying: Go now to thy brother Amnos house, and dresse him meate.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then David sent home to Tamar, saying: 'Go now to thy brother Amnon's house, and dress him food.'
Then David sent home to Tamar, saying: 'Go now to thy brother Amnon's house, and dress him food.'
King James Version (1611)
Then Dauid sent home to Tamar, saying, Goe now to thy brother Amnons house, and dresse him meat.
Then Dauid sent home to Tamar, saying, Goe now to thy brother Amnons house, and dresse him meat.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And David sent to Themar to the house, saying, Go now to thy brother’s house, and dress him food.
And David sent to Themar to the house, saying, Go now to thy brother’s house, and dress him food.
English Revised Version
Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go now to thy brother Amnon’s house, and dress him food.
Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go now to thy brother Amnon’s house, and dress him food.
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."
Then David sent word to Tamar at the palace: "Please go to the house of Amnon your brother and prepare a meal for him."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor Dauid sente to the hows of Thamar, and seide, Come thou in to the hows of Amon, thi brother, and make thou seew to hym.
Therfor Dauid sente to the hows of Thamar, and seide, Come thou in to the hows of Amon, thi brother, and make thou seew to hym.
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.'
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.'
Update Bible Version
Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go now to your brother Amnon's house, and dress him food.
Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go now to your brother Amnon's house, and dress him food.
Webster's Bible Translation
Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go now to thy brother Amnon's house, and dress meat for him.
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 dress him food.
Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go now to your brother Amnon's house, and dress him food.
New King James Version
And David sent home to Tamar, saying, "Now go to your brother Amnon's house, and prepare food for him."
And David sent home to Tamar, saying, "Now go to your brother Amnon's house, and prepare food for him."
New Living Translation
So David agreed and sent Tamar to Amnon's house to prepare some food for him.
So David agreed and sent Tamar to Amnon's house to prepare some food for him.
New Life Bible
Then David sent home for Tamar, saying, "Go now to your brother Amnon's house, and make food for him."
Then David sent home for Tamar, saying, "Go now to your brother Amnon's house, and make food for him."
New Revised Standard
Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, "Go to your brother Amnon's house, and prepare food for him."
Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, "Go to your brother Amnon's house, and prepare food for him."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So David sent unto Tamar, in the house - saying, - Come, I pray thee, to the house of Amnon thy brother, and prepare him enticing food.
So David sent unto Tamar, in the house - saying, - Come, I pray thee, to the house of Amnon thy brother, and prepare him enticing food.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Then David sent home to Thamar, saying: Come to the house of thy brother Ammon, and make him a mess.
Then David sent home to Thamar, saying: Come to the house of thy brother Ammon, and make him a mess.
Revised Standard Version
Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, "Go to your brother Amnon's house, and prepare food for him."
Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, "Go to your brother Amnon's house, and prepare food for him."
THE MESSAGE
David sent word to Tamar who was home at the time: "Go to the house of your brother Amnon and prepare a meal for him."
David sent word to Tamar who was home at the time: "Go to the house of your brother Amnon and prepare a meal for him."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then David sent to the house for Tamar, saying, "Go now to your brother Amnon's house, and prepare food for him."
Then David sent to the house for Tamar, saying, "Go now to your brother Amnon's house, and prepare food for him."
Contextual Overview
1 Now after this, it came about that Absalom, David's son, had a beautiful sister, whose name was Tamar; and David's son Amnon was in love with her. 2 And he was so deeply in love that he became ill because of his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin, and so it seemed hard to Amnon to do anything to her. 3 But Amnon had a friend whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David's brother: and Jonadab was a very wise man. 4 And he said to him, O son of the king, why are you getting thinner day by day? will you not say what your trouble is? And Amnon said to him, I am in love with Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister. 5 Then Jonadab said to him, Go to your bed, and let it seem that you are ill: and when your father comes to see you, say to him, Let my sister Tamar come and give me bread, and get the food ready before my eyes, so that I may see it and take it from her hand. 6 So Amnon went to bed and made himself seem ill: and when the king came to see him, Amnon said to the king, Please let my sister Tamar come and make me one or two cakes before my eyes, so that I may take food from her hand. 7 Then David sent to the house for Tamar and said, Go now to your brother Amnon's house and get a meal for him. 8 So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house; and he was in bed. And she took paste and made cakes before his eyes, cooking them over the fire. 9 And she took the cooking-pot, and put the cakes before him, but he would not take them. And Amnon said, Let everyone go away from me. So they all went out. 10 Then Amnon said to Tamar, Take the food and come into my bedroom, so that I may take it from your hand. So Tamar took the cakes she had made and went with them into her brother Amnon's bedroom.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 15:1 - houses
Cross-References
Genesis 10:19
Their country stretching from Zidon to Gaza, in the direction of Gerar; and to Lasha, in the direction of Sodom and Gomorrah and Admah and Zeboiim.
Their country stretching from Zidon to Gaza, in the direction of Gerar; and to Lasha, in the direction of Sodom and Gomorrah and Admah and Zeboiim.
Genesis 12:6
And Abram went through the land till he came to Shechem, to the holy tree of Moreh. At that time, the Canaanites were still living in the land.
And Abram went through the land till he came to Shechem, to the holy tree of Moreh. At that time, the Canaanites were still living in the land.
Genesis 13:14
And the Lord had said to Abram, after Lot was parted from him, From this place where you are take a look to the north and to the south, to the east and to the west:
And the Lord had said to Abram, after Lot was parted from him, From this place where you are take a look to the north and to the south, to the east and to the west:
Genesis 13:15
For all the land which you see I will give to you and to your seed for ever.
For all the land which you see I will give to you and to your seed for ever.
Genesis 13:18
And Abram, moving his tent, came and made his living-place by the holy tree of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and made an altar there to the Lord.
And Abram, moving his tent, came and made his living-place by the holy tree of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and made an altar there to the Lord.
Genesis 21:25
But Abraham made a protest to Abimelech because of a water-hole which Abimelech's servants had taken by force.
But Abraham made a protest to Abimelech because of a water-hole which Abimelech's servants had taken by force.
Genesis 26:20
But the herdmen of Gerar had a fight with Isaac's herdmen, for they said, The spring is ours: so he gave the spring the name of Esek, because there was a fight about it.
But the herdmen of Gerar had a fight with Isaac's herdmen, for they said, The spring is ours: so he gave the spring the name of Esek, because there was a fight about it.
Genesis 34:30
And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, You have made trouble for me and given me a bad name among the people of this country, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and because we are small in number they will come together against me and make war on me; and it will be the end of me and all my people.
And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, You have made trouble for me and given me a bad name among the people of this country, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and because we are small in number they will come together against me and make war on me; and it will be the end of me and all my people.
Exodus 2:17
And the keepers of the sheep came up and were driving them away; but Moses got up and came to their help, watering their flock for them.
And the keepers of the sheep came up and were driving them away; but Moses got up and came to their help, watering their flock for them.
Nehemiah 5:9
And I said, What you are doing is not good: is it not the more necessary for you to go in the fear of our God, because of the shame which the nations may put on us?
And I said, What you are doing is not good: is it not the more necessary for you to go in the fear of our God, because of the shame which the nations may put on us?
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Then David sent home to Tamar,.... Who perhaps was not in the king's palace, but at her brother Absalom's house, 2 Samuel 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.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Make me cakes ... a pan - The words here used occur nowhere else, and the etymology is doubtful. Some particular kind of cake or pudding is meant 2 Samuel 13:8, called a לביבה lābı̂ybâh; according to some, it was, from its etymology, shaped like a heart.
2 Samuel 13:9
The dish into which she poured the לביבה lābı̂ybâh was doubtless borne to him by one of the servants into the chamber where he lay, and from which, the doors being open, he could see the outer room where Tamar prepared the meat.
