Translations
Modern
Then David sent word to Tamar at the palace: “Please go to the house of Amnon your brother and prepare a meal for him.”
Traditional
Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go now to thy brother Amnon’s house, and dress him meat.
Literal
And David sent to Tamar, to the house, saying, “Go now to the house of Amnon, to your brother, and prepare for him food.”
Latin
Misit ergo David ad Thamar domum, dicens: Veni in domum Amnon fratris tui, et fac ei pulmentum.
Original
Hebrew
English
Then David sent word to Tamar at the palace: “Please go to the house of Amnon your brother and prepare a meal for him.”
Notes
Theme notes and profiles
Events
- Reign of Davidc. 1055 BC
People
Amnon: David's firstborn son, killed by Absalom David: Anointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christ Tamar: David's daughter, raped by her half-brother Amnon
Glossary
Absalom Amnon David Family Life and Relations Incest Kings, Books of First and Second Nathan Palace Samuel, Books of First and Second Shammah Shimeah Tamar (Person)
Topics
Adultery: Amnon Bread: How Prepared in Pans Deception: Amnon Deceives Tamar by Feigning Sickness Lasciviousness: Amnon Rape of Tamar by Amnon; Avenged in the Death of Amnon at the Hand of Absalom, Tamar's Brother Seduction of Tamar Tamar: Daughter of David