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the Week of Proper 15 / Ordinary 20
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King James Version (1611 Edition)
2 Samuel 13:7
Then Dauid sent home to Tamar, saying, Goe now to thy brother Amnons house, and dresse him meat.
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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.
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.
Then David sent to the house for Tamar and said, Go now to your brother Amnon's house and get a meal for him.
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.'
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 And it came to passe after this, that Absalom the sonne of Dauid had a faire sister, whose name was Tamar: and Amnon the sonne of Dauid loued her. 2 And Amnon was so vexed, that he fell sicke for his sister Tamar: for she was a virgine, and Amnon thought it hard for him to doe any thing to her. 3 But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Ionadab, the sonne of Shimeah, Dauids brother: and Ionadab was a very subtill man. 4 And he saide vnto him, Why art thou, being the Kings sonne, leane from day to day? Wilt thou not tel me? and Amnon said vnto him, I loue Tamar my brother Absaloms sister. 5 And Ionadab said vnto him, Lay thee downe on thy bed, and make thy selfe sicke: and when thy father commeth to see thee, say vnto him, I pray thee, let my sister Tamar come, and giue me meat, and dresse the meat in my sight, that I may see it, and eate it at her hand. 6 So Amnon lay downe, and made himselfe sicke: and when the king was come to see him, Amnon said vnto the king, I pray thee, let Tamar my sister come, & make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat at her hand. 7 Then Dauid sent home to Tamar, saying, Goe now to thy brother Amnons house, and dresse him meat. 8 So Tamar went to her brother Amnons house (and hee was laide downe) and she tooke flowre, and kneaded it, and made cakes in his sight, and did bake the cakes. 9 And she tooke a pan, and powred them out before him, but hee refused to eate: and Amnon said, Haue out all men from mee: And they went out euery man from him. 10 And Amnon saide vnto Tamar, Bring the meate into the chamber, that I may eate of thine hand. And Tamar tooke the cakes which shee had made, and brought them into the chamber to Amnon her brother.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 15:1 - houses
Cross-References
Genesis 10:19
And the border of the Canaanites, was from Sidon, as thou commest to Gerar, vnto Gaza, as thou goest vnto Sodoma and Gomorah, and Admah, & Zeboim, euen vnto Lasha.
And the border of the Canaanites, was from Sidon, as thou commest to Gerar, vnto Gaza, as thou goest vnto Sodoma and Gomorah, and Admah, & Zeboim, euen vnto Lasha.
Genesis 12:6
And Abram passed through the land, vnto the place of Sichem, vnto the plaine of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.
And Abram passed through the land, vnto the place of Sichem, vnto the plaine of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.
Genesis 13:14
And the LORD said vnto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift vp now thine eyes, and looke from the place where thou art, Northward, and Southward, and Eastward, and Westward.
And the LORD said vnto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift vp now thine eyes, and looke from the place where thou art, Northward, and Southward, and Eastward, and Westward.
Genesis 13:15
For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seede for euer.
For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seede for euer.
Genesis 13:18
Then Abram remoued his tent, and came and dwelt in the plaine of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar vnto the LORD.
Then Abram remoued his tent, and came and dwelt in the plaine of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar vnto the LORD.
Genesis 21:25
And Abraham reproued Abimelech, because of a well of water, which Abimelechs seruants had violently taken away.
And Abraham reproued Abimelech, because of a well of water, which Abimelechs seruants had violently taken away.
Genesis 26:20
And the heardmen of Gerar did striue with Isaacs heardmen, saying, The water is ours; and hee called the name of the well, Esek, because they stroue with him.
And the heardmen of Gerar did striue with Isaacs heardmen, saying, The water is ours; and hee called the name of the well, Esek, because they stroue with him.
Genesis 34:30
And Iacob said to Simeon and Leui, Ye haue troubled me to make me to stinke among the inhabitants of the land, amongst the Canaanites, and the Perizzites: and I being few in number, they shall gather themselues together against me, and slay me, and I shal be destroyed, I and my house.
And Iacob said to Simeon and Leui, Ye haue troubled me to make me to stinke among the inhabitants of the land, amongst the Canaanites, and the Perizzites: and I being few in number, they shall gather themselues together against me, and slay me, and I shal be destroyed, I and my house.
Exodus 2:17
And the shepheards came and droue them away: but Moses stood vp and helped them, & watred their flocke.
And the shepheards came and droue them away: but Moses stood vp and helped them, & watred their flocke.
Nehemiah 5:9
Also I said, It is not good that yee doe: ought yee not to walke in the feare of our God, because of the reproch of the heathen our enemies?
Also I said, It is not good that yee doe: ought yee not to walke in the feare of our God, because of the reproch of the heathen our enemies?
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.
