2 Samuel 13:11
9 Then she brought the pan and set it down before him, but he refused to eat. “Send everyone away!” said Amnon. And everyone went out.
10 Then Amnon said to Tamar, “Bring the food into the bedroom, so that I may eat it from your hand.” Tamar took the cakes she had made and went to her brother Amnon’s bedroom.
And when she had brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said, “Come lie with me, my sister!”
12 “No, my brother!” she cried. “Do not humiliate me, for such a thing should never be done in Israel. Do not do this disgraceful thing!
13 Where could I ever take my shame? And you would be like one of the fools in Israel! Please speak to the king, for he will not withhold me from you.”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- And when she had brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said, “Come lie with me, my sister!”
- KJV
- And when she had brought them unto him to eat, he took hold of her, and said unto her, Come lie with me, my sister.
- WEB
- When she had brought them near to him to eat, he took hold of her and said to her, “Come, lie with me, my sister!”
- ASV
- And when she had brought them near unto him to eat, he took hold of her, and said unto her, Come, lie with me, my sister.
- DARBY
- And she presented them to him to eat; and he took hold of her, and said to her, Come, lie with me, my sister.
- BLB
- And she had brought [them] to him to eat, and he took hold of her and said to her, “Come, lie with me, my sister.”
- ÅB
- Men da hun rakte ham dem og ba ham spise, tok han fatt i henne og sa til henne: Kom og ligg hos meg, min søster!
- OTB
- Da hun brakte dem til ham for å spise, grep han henne og sa til henne: "Kom, ligg med meg, min søster."
- B1930
- Men da hun rakte ham dem og bad ham ete, tok han fatt i henne og sa til henne: Kom og ligg hos mig, min søster!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 39:11–12
One day, however, Joseph went into the house to attend to his work, and not a single household servant was inside.
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