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2 Samuel 13:4

Listen to 2 Samuel 13:4
4 Y 茅ste le dijo: Hijo del rey, 驴por qu茅 de d铆a en d铆a vas as铆 enflaqueciendo? 驴No me lo descubrir谩s a m铆? Y Amn贸n le respondi贸: Yo amo a Tamar la hermana de Absal贸n mi hermano

2 Samuel 13:4 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 13:4

And he said unto him, why [art] thou, [being] the king's son,
lean from day today?
&c.] Or "morning by morning", F23; he was the king's eldest son, heir to the crown, fed at his table, had everything to make him gay and cheerful, and yet pined away; his flesh wasted F24, his countenance waxed wan and pale, and especially in the mornings; in the daytime he met with diversions which, in some measure, took off his thoughts from the object his mind was impressed with, but in the night season they were continually employed about it; so that he could have no rest and sleep, which made him look ruefully in the morning; and this man had a suspicion of his case, and therefore put this and the following question to him:

wilt thou not tell me?
who am so nearly related to thee, and who have such a particular value and affection for thee:

and Amnon said unto him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister;
he does not call her his sister, but Absalom's sister, to lessen his sin of unlawful love to her, which, being thus closely pressed, and by a friend, he could not conceal.


FOOTNOTES:

F23 (rqbb rqbb) , "in mane in mane", Montanus.
F24 "Fecit amor maciem -----". Ovid Metamorph. l. 11. Fab. 11. v. 793.
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2 Samuel 13:4 In-Context

2 Y estaba Amn贸n angustiado hasta enfermar, por Tamar su hermana; porque por ser ella virgen, parec铆a a Amn贸n que ser铆a cosa dificultosa hacerle algo
3 Y Amn贸n ten铆a un amigo que se llamaba Jonadab, hijo de Simea, hermano de David; y era Jonadab hombre muy astuto
4 Y 茅ste le dijo: Hijo del rey, 驴por qu茅 de d铆a en d铆a vas as铆 enflaqueciendo? 驴No me lo descubrir谩s a m铆? Y Amn贸n le respondi贸: Yo amo a Tamar la hermana de Absal贸n mi hermano
5 Y Jonadab le dijo: Acu茅state en tu cama, y finge que est谩s enfermo; y cuando tu padre viniere a visitarte, dile: Te ruego que venga mi hermana Tamar, para que me conforte con alguna comida, y aderece delante de m铆 alguna vianda, para que vi茅ndola yo, la coma de su mano
6 Se acost贸, pues, Amn贸n, y fingi贸 que estaba enfermo, y vino el rey a visitarle; y dijo Amn贸n al rey: Yo te ruego que venga mi hermana Tamar, y haga delante de m铆 dos hojuelas, que coma yo de su mano

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