Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go now to thy brother Amnon’s house, and dress him meat.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsThen David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go now to thy brother Amnon’s house, and dress him food.
Then David sent word to Tamar at the palace: “Please go to the house of Amnon your brother and prepare a meal for him.”
And David sendeth unto Tamar, to the house, saying, `Go, I pray thee, to the house of Amnon thy brother, and make for him food.'
And David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go, I pray thee, to thy brother Amnon's house, and dress him food.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament2 Samuel — David's reign in three movements — rise, fall, consequences — with the Davidic covenant (ch. 7) as the vertical spine down the centre. A covenant held through both rise and fall; a throne established for ever.
- Author
- Traditional: compilation by Nathan and Gad from Samuel's earlier records (1 Chr 29:29)
- Date
- Events c. 1010–970 BC; compilation during Solomon's early reign