2 Samuel 13:7

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

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Interpretation

From henceforward David was followed with one trouble after another. Adultery and murder were David's sins, the like sins among his children were the beginnings of his punishment: he was too indulgent to his children.

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This thought runs through 2 Samuel 13:6-10.

2 Samuel 13:6 2 Samuel 13:7 2 Samuel 13:8 2 Samuel 13:9 2 Samuel 13:10

Glossary

David Person: 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. 17:25 .