The Meaning of 2 Samuel 13:7 Explained

2 Samuel 13:7

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

YLT: 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.'

Darby: And David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go, I pray thee, to thy brother Amnon's house, and dress him food.

ASV: Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go now to thy brother Amnon's house, and dress him food.

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What is the context of 2 Samuel 13:7?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does 2 Samuel 13:7 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Samuel 13:1-14 - Sin In David's Household

The law of Moses clearly forbade the union which Amnon sought, Leviticus 18:11. It was an infamous passion, and the suggestion of Jonadab, if it was any reflection of his father's character, would show why the Lord had said of Shammah, "Neither hath the Lord chosen this," 1 Samuel 16:9. Passion is deaf to the remonstrances and pleadings of its victim, and strangles pity and honor. Let us walk in the Spirit, that he may save us from ourselves; for there is no knowing to what lengths we may go if not kept by the grace of God.

It seems difficult to believe that this was the home-life of the man that wrote the Psalms. It had been better to remain in the valley of the wild goat than amid the luxury of Jerusalem, which made so great an inroad upon the peace and purity of his home. We prosper better amid the bleak climate of the mountains than in the enervating atmosphere of the plains.

Thus David's sin began to bear the entail of misery to his own household. None of us can limit the far-reaching harvests of the seeds that we drop upon the flowing stream. [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Samuel 13

¹ Amnon loving Tamar, by Jonadab's counsel feigning himself sick, ravishes her
¹⁵ He hates her, and shamefully turns her away
¹⁹ Absalom entertains her, and conceals his purpose
²³ At a sheep-shearing among all the king's sons, he kills Amnon
³¹ David grieving at the news, is comforted by Jonadab
³⁷ Absalom flies to Talmai at Geshur

What do the individual words in 2 Samuel 13:7 mean?

And sent David to Tamar home saying go now house of Amnon to your brother and prepare for him food

וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח דָּוִ֛ד אֶל־ תָּמָ֖ר הַבַּ֣יְתָה לֵאמֹ֑ר לְכִ֣י נָ֗א בֵּ֚ית אַמְנ֣וֹן אָחִ֔יךְ וַעֲשִׂי־ ל֖וֹ הַבִּרְיָֽה

וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח	And sent
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: שָׁלַח Sense: to send, send away, let go, stretch out.
דָּוִ֛ד	David
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: דָּוִד Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.
תָּמָ֖ר	Tamar
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: תָּמָר Sense: widow of Er, the son of Judah; fiancee of Shelah, another son of Judah; wife of Judah and mother of Pharez and Zerah.
הַבַּ֣יְתָה	home
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular, third person feminine singular Root: בַּיִת Sense: house.
לֵאמֹ֑ר	saying
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
לְכִ֣י	go
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, feminine singular Root: הָלַךְ Sense: to go, walk, come.
נָ֗א	now
Parse: Interjection Root: נָא Sense: I (we) pray, now, please.
בֵּ֚ית	house
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: בַּיִת Sense: house.
אַמְנ֣וֹן	of Amnon
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אֲמִינׄון Sense: oldest son of David, rapist of Tamar, slain by Absalom.
אָחִ֔יךְ	to your brother
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person feminine singular Root: אָח Sense: brother.
וַעֲשִׂי־	and prepare
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Imperative, feminine singular Root: עָשָׂה Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
ל֖וֹ	for him
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
הַבִּרְיָֽה	food
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: בִּרְיָה Sense: food.

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