2 Samuel 13:7

7 Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, "Go now to thy brother Amnon's house, and dress him meat."

2 Samuel 13:7 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 13:7

Then David sent home to Tamar
Who perhaps was not in the king's palace, but at her brother Absalom's house, ( 2 Samuel 13:20 ) ;

saying, go now to thy brother Amnon's house;
who also had a separate house and equipage, being the king's son, and his eldest son:

and dress him meat;
such as he may desire, and his stomach will bear.

2 Samuel 13:7 In-Context

5 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.'"

6 So Amnon lay down and made himself sick; and when the king came to see him, Amnon said unto the king, "I pray thee, let Tamar my sister come and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat at her hand."

7 Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, "Go now to thy brother Amnon's house, and dress him meat."

8 So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house; and he was lying down. And she took flour and kneaded it, and made cakes in his sight, and baked the cakes.

9 And she took a pan and poured them out before him, but he refused to eat. And Amnon said, "Send out all men from me." And they went out every man from him.