2 Samuel 13:6 Meaning and Explanation
“So Amnon lay down, and made himself sick: and when the king was come to see him, Amnon said unto the king, I pray thee, let Tamar my sister come, and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat at her hand.”
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Read Full Chapter →Amnon follows the script, feigning illness and asking his father to send Tamar to bake for him.
What Does 2 Samuel 13:6 Mean?
Amnon acts the part. When David comes to his bedside out of fatherly concern, the prince makes his rehearsed request: let Tamar come and make cakes before his eyes so he may eat from her hand. The lie is fluent because it has been prepared.
How easily affection can be exploited by those who have set their will on evil. David's love for his son becomes the very door through which harm enters. Scripture does not hide that the trusting and the kind can be deceived. Yet the fault never falls on the goodness that was abused; it rests wholly on the one who turned love into a tool. The Lord sees through every disguise we cannot.
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What does 2 Samuel 13:6 mean?
Amnon follows the script, feigning illness and asking his father to send Tamar to bake for him.