2 Samuel 13:9

9 And taking what she had boiled, she poured it out, and set it before him, but he would not eat: and Ammon said: Put out all persons from me. And when they had put all persons 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 home to Thamar, saying: Come to the house of thy brother Ammon, and make him a mess.

8 And Thamar came to the house of Ammon her brother: but he was laid down: and she took meal and tempered it: and dissolving it in his sight she made little messes.

9 And taking what she had boiled, she poured it out, and set it before him, but he would not eat: and Ammon said: Put out all persons from me. And when they had put all persons out,

10 Ammon said to Thamar: Bring the mess into the chamber, that I may eat at thy hand. And Thamar took the little messes which she had made, and brought them in to her brother Ammon in the chamber.

11 And when she had presented him the meat, he took hold of her, and said: Come lie with me, my sister.