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2 Samuel 13:5

King James Version (KJV)

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2 Samuel 13:5

Verse 5 of 39

Scripture focus

And Jonadab said unto him, Lay thee down on thy bed, and make thyself sick: and when thy father cometh to see thee, say unto him, I pray thee, let my sister Tamar come, and give me meat, and dress the meat in my sight, that I may see [it], and eat [it] at her hand.

2 Samuel 13:5 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 2 Samuel 13:5

Theological / Devotional

Make thyself sick. That is, pretend to be ill. In one sense Amnon had already fallen sick (v. 2). His sickness was the result of ungoverned and ungratified passion. In this instance he would feign illness of a different character, that would make its appeal to the sympathies of the king.

At her hand. David as a wise and discerning father must have understood somewhat of the nature of his son. There is, however, nothing in the record to suggest that he discerned Amnon’s full intentions, or he would not have acceded to his wishes. But he should have been alert enough and sufficiently courageous not to permit Tamar to leave her own quarters and to enter Amnon’s establishment, where such serious consequences might follow.

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