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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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Jonadab	יְה֣וֹנָדָ֔ב ye.Ho.na.Dav	H3082	Jehonadab · proper noun, a man's name
said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
down	שְׁכַ֥ב she.Khav	H7901	to lie down (for rest · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
bed	מִשְׁכָּבְךָ֖ mish.ka.ve.Kha	H4904	a bed (figuratively · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
sick	וְהִתְחָ֑ל ve.hit.Chal	H2470	properly · conjunction + verb, hithpael imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
father	אָבִ֣יךָ 'a.Vi.kha	H1	father · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
cometh	וּבָ֧א u.Va'	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
see	לִרְאוֹתֶ֗ךָ lir.'o.Te.kha	H7200	to see · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
say	וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ ve.'a.mar.Ta	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 2nd person masculine singular
sister	אֲחוֹתִ֜י 'a.cho.Ti	H269	a sister (used very widely (like brother) · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix
Tamar	תָמָ֨ר ta.Mar	H8559	Tamar · proper noun, a woman's name
come	תָּ֣בֹא Ta.vo'	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular
give	וְתַבְרֵ֣נִי ve.tav.Re.ni	H1262	to select · conjunction + verb, hiphil, 3rd person feminine singular + pronominal suffix
meat	לֶ֗חֶם Le.chem	H3899	food (for man or beast) · noun, common masculine singular absolute
dress	וְעָשְׂתָ֤ה ve.'a.se.Tah	H6213	to do or make · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person feminine singular
meat	הַבִּרְיָ֔ה ha.bir.Yah	H1279	food · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
sight	לְעֵינַי֙ le.'ei.Nai	H5869	an eye (literally or figuratively) · preposition + noun, common feminine dual construct + pronominal suffix
see	אֶרְאֶ֔ה 'er.'Eh	H7200	to see · verb, qal jussive, 1st person common singular
eat	וְאָכַלְתִּ֖י ve.'a.khal.Ti	H398	to eat (literally or figuratively) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 1st person common singular
hand	מִיָּדָֽהּ mi.ya.Dah	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular

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Cross-references

Mark 6:24-25 And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.
2 Samuel 16:21-17:4 And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Go in unto thy father’s concubines, which he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel shall hear that t…
Psalms 50:18-19 When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst with him, and hast been partaker with adulterers.
Proverbs 19:27 Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.
Acts 23:15 Now therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you to morrow, as though ye would enquire somethi…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 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 enlarged upon nor indeed to be mentioned without blushing, that ever any man should be so vile, especially that a son of David should be so. Amnon's character, we have reason to think, was bad in other things; if he had not forsaken God, he would never have been given up to these vile affections. Godly parents have often been afflicted with wicked children; grace does not run in the blood, but corruption does. We do not find that David's children imitated him in his devotion; but his false steps they trod in, and in those did much worse, and repented not. Parents know not…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 13:4

my brother Absalom's sister--In Eastern countries, where polygamy prevails, the girls are considered to be under the special care and protection of their uterine brother, who is the guardian of their interests and their honor, even more than their father himself (see on Gen. 34:6-25).

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 13:3

Jonadab was a very subtle man - And most diabolic advice did he give to his cousin. We talk of the simplicity and excellence of primitive times! "Say not thou what is the cause that the former days were better than these." Take them altogether, we may thank God that they are past, and pray him that they may never return.

John Gill on 2 Samuel 13:5

And Jonadab said unto him,.... Being a subtle man, he presently formed a scheme to relieve him, and open a way for the enjoyment of what he desired: lay thee down on thy bed, and make thyself sick; feign thyself sick, pretend that thou art so, by lying down on the bed, and making complaints of one kind or another: and when thy father cometh to see thee; as he quickly would, after hearing of his illness, being very affectionate to his children: say unto him, I pray thee let, my sister Tamar come, and give me meat; here he is directed to call her not Absalom's sister, but his own, the more to cover his ill design upon her: and dress the meat in my sight, that I may see it, and eat it at he…

Dictionary and topics

Amnon — Faithful. (1.) One of the sons of Shammai, of the children of Ezra (1 Chr. 4:20; comp. 17). (2.) The eldest son of David, by Ahinoam of Jezreel (1 Chr. 3:1; 2 Sam. 3:2). Absalom caused him to be put…
David — Beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother’s name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of 2 Sam.…
Jehonadab — Jehovah is liberal; or, whom Jehovah impels. (1.) A son of Shimeah, and nephew of David. It was he who gave the fatal wicked advice to Amnon, the heir to the throne (2 Sam. 13:3-6). He was very…
Jonadab — =Jehon’adab. (1.) The son of Rechab, and founder of the Rechabites (q.v.), 2 Kings 10:15; Jer. 35:6, 10. (2.) The son of Shimeah, David’s brother (2 Sam. 13:3). He was “a very subtil man.”
Marriage — Was instituted in Paradise when man was in innocence (Gen. 2:18-24). Here we have its original charter, which was confirmed by our Lord, as the basis on which all regulations are to be framed (Matt.…
Tamar — Palm. (1.) A place mentioned by Ezekiel (47:19; 48:28), on the southeastern border of Palestine. Some suppose this was “Tadmor” (q.v.). (2.) The daughter-in-law of Judah, to whose eldest son, Er, she…
Lasciviousness · .Amnon — .Amnon
Seduction · .Of Tamar — .Of Tamar
Tamar · 2. Daughter of David — 2. Daughter of David

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

2 Samuel 13:5

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 13:1-20

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 13:4

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 13:3

John Gill on 2 Samuel 13:5

Dictionary and topics

2 Samuel 13:5

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 13:1-20

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 13:4

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 13:3

John Gill on 2 Samuel 13:5

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Samuel 13:1-22

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Samuel 13:4

Rashi on 2 Samuel 13:5