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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2 Samuel 13:7 Context
5And 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. 7Then Dauid sent home to Tamar, saying, Goe now to thy brother Amnons house, and dresse him meat. 8So 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. 9And 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.
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Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go now to thy brother Amnon's house, and dress him meat.
- King James Version
Then David sent to the house for Tamar, saying, "Go now to your brother Amnon's house, and prepare food for him."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go now to thy brother Amnon's house, and dress him food.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Then David sent to the house for Tamar and said, Go now to your brother Amnon's house and get a meal for him.
- Basic English Bible
And David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go, I pray thee, to thy brother Amnon's house, and dress him food.
- Darby Bible
Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go now to thy brother Amnon's house, and dress meat for him.
- Webster's Bible
Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, "Go now to your brother Amnon's house, and prepare food for him."
- World English Bible
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.'
- Youngs Literal Bible
Then David sent home to Tamar, saying: 'Go now to thy brother Amnon's house, and dress him food.'
- Jewish Publication Society Bible