2 Samuel 13:5
“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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And Jonadab said unto him,.... Being a subtle man, he presently formed a scheme to relieve him, and open a way for the…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Make thyself sick - “Feign thyself to be ill.” (Compare 2Sa 14:2.) That I may see it - He was to feign that he could not…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Samuel 13:1-20
We have here a particular account of the abominable wickedness of Amnon in ravishing his sister, a subject not fit to be…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
make thyself sick Feign thyself sick, and so in 2Sa 13:13.
to see thee To visit in sickness, as in Psa 41:6; 2Ki 8:29.
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