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2 Samuel 13:7

2 Samuel 13:7
Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go now to thy brother Amnon's house, and dress him meat.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

Then David sent home to Tamar,.... Who perhaps was not in the king's palace, but at her brother Absalom's house, Sa2…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–18702 Samuel 13:6-9

Make me cakes ... a pan - The words here used occur nowhere else, and the etymology is doubtful. Some particular kind of…

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

home Into the house: the inner part of the palace, where the women's apartments were.

to thy brother Amnon's house Cp.…