2 Samuel 13:9

9 Then she brought the pan and set it down before him, but he refused to eat. “Send everyone away!” said Amnon. And everyone went out.

2 Samuel 13:9 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 13:9

And she took a pan, and poured [them] out before him
Out of the frying pan, in which they were, into another dish; and all this was done in his presence, that he might see and know of what, and in what manner it was made, that his stomach might not recoil at it:

but he refused to eat:
for that was not what he wanted:

and Amnon said, have out all men from me;
as if company was troublesome to him, and he wanted rest

and they went out every man from him;
at his orders, that he might get some sleep, as he seemed desirous of it.

2 Samuel 13:9 In-Context

7 Then David sent word to Tamar at the palace: “Please go to the house of Amnon your brother and prepare a meal for him.”

8 So Tamar went to the house of her brother Amnon, who was lying down. She took some dough, kneaded it, made cakes in his sight, and baked them.

9 Then she brought the pan and set it down before him, but he refused to eat. “Send everyone away!” said Amnon. And everyone went out.

10 Then Amnon said to Tamar, “Bring the food into the bedroom, so that I may eat it from your hand.” Tamar took the cakes she had made and went to her brother Amnon’s bedroom.

11 And when she had brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said, “Come lie with me, my sister!”